所属专辑:East Virginia Blues (When The Sun Goes Down Series)
歌手: Vernon Dalhart
时长: 03:13
Wreck Of The Old 97 - Vernon Dalhart[00:00:00]
Written by:Traditional[00:00:01]
They gave him his orders[00:00:43]
At Monroe Virginia[00:00:45]
Sayin' Pete you're way behind time[00:00:48]
This is not '38 but it's old '97[00:00:52]
You must put her into Spencer on time[00:00:57]
He looked round an' said[00:01:01]
To his black greasy fireman[00:01:04]
Jus' shove on in a lil' more coal[00:01:06]
And when we cross that wide old mountain[00:01:11]
You can watch old '97 roll[00:01:15]
It's a mighty rough road[00:01:40]
From Lynchburg to Danville[00:01:43]
In a line on a three mile grade[00:01:45]
It was on that grade[00:01:49]
That he lost his airbrake[00:01:52]
And you see what a jump he made[00:01:54]
He was goin' down the grade[00:02:16]
Makin' ninety miles an hour[00:02:19]
When his whistle broke into a scream[00:02:21]
He was found in the wreck[00:02:26]
With his hand on the throttle[00:02:28]
And a scalded to death by the steam[00:02:30]
Now ladies you must take warnin'[00:02:35]
From this time now and on[00:02:40]
Never speak harsh words[00:02:44]
To your true love and husband[00:02:47]
He may leave you and never return[00:02:49]