Wreck Of Old 97'-Boxcar Willie

[ti:Wreck Of Old 97'] [ar:Boxcar Willie] [al:60 Country Hits] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Wreck Of Old 97' - Boxcar Willie [00:15.29]Well they gave him his orders in Munroe Virginia [00:18.68]Saying "Steve you're a way behind time [00:22.25] [00:23.02]This is not 38 but its old 97 [00:27.02]You must put her into Spencer on time" [00:30.64]Well he turned to the black greasy fireman and said [00:34.43]"Just shovel on a little more coal [00:37.73] [00:38.47]And when we cross that wide open mountain [00:41.74]You can watch old 97 roll" [00:44.58] [01:00.69]Its a long long way from Danville to Lynchburg [01:04.50]Got a line near the three mile grade [01:08.46]It was on that grade that he lost his air breaks [01:12.08]You could see what a jump that he made [01:15.13] [01:15.95]He was going down the grade doing 90 miles an hour [01:19.50]When the whistle broke into a scream [01:22.74] [01:23.44]He was found in the wreck with his hand on the throttle [01:27.02]And scalded to death by the steam [01:30.38] [01:46.09]Well a telegram came to Washington station [01:50.12]And this is what it read [01:52.84] [01:53.40]"Oh that brave engineer that runs old 97 [01:57.32]Well hes lying in old Danville dead" [02:00.51] [02:01.46]Now come on you ladies and from me take warning [02:04.87]And from this day on you must learn [02:07.90] [02:08.74]Never speak harsh words to your kind hearted husband [02:12.22]He may leave you and never return