Lyrics Ben Dewberry's Final Run - Johnny Cash
One
of
the
happiest
times
I
can
Remember,when
I
was
a
little
bitty
boy.
And
my
uncle
used
to
let
me
ride
In
the
cab
of
that
engine,that
big
black
steam
engine,
That
pull
that
train
on
the
cottonbelt
railway
And
he
tell
me
stories
and
he
sing
me
songs,
About
men
he
knew,that
worked
on
a
railway.
And
he
told
me
a
story
and
aong
about
a
man
named
Ben
Dewberry.
Ben
Dewberry
was
a
brave
engineer
He
told
his
fireman
don't
you
ever
fear
All
I
need
is
the
water
and
coal
Stick
your
head
out
the
window
watch
the
drivers
roll
Watch
the
drivers
roll
watch
the
drivers
roll
Stick
your
head
out
the
window
watch
the
drivers
roll.
He
was
talking
about
wheel
on
the
train
he
was
driving.
Ben
Dewberry
said
before
he
died
There
was
one
more
road
that
he
wanted
to
ride
The
fireman
asked
him
what
that
could
be
He
said
the
old
Northeastern
and
the
ANB
He
said
the
A
and
B
it's
the
ANB
He
said
the
old
Northeastern
it's
the
ANB
He
was
talking
abou
the
Northeast
railroad
and
ANB
railroad
Well,on
the
fatal
morning
it
began
to
rain
Around
the
curve
come
a
passenger
train
Ben
Dewberry
was
the
engineer
Runing
wide
open
without
any
fear
He
didn't
have
no
fear,that
brave
engineer,
He
had
her
running
wide
open
without
any
fear
You
see
he
wasn't
been
afraid
of
that
curve
and
that
track
ahead.
Oh
Ben
he
turned,he
shook
his
head,said
We
may
make
Atlanta
but
we'll
all
be
dead,
The
train
was
flying
by
the
trouble
some
switch
Without
any
warning
then
she
took
the
ditch
Yeah
she
took
the
ditch
at
the
troublesome
switch
Without
any
warning
then
she
took
the
ditch
Well,it
mean
was
she
jumped
in
the
ditch
when
she
hit
the
Troublesome
switch,which
was
the
bad
connection
on
the
rail.
The
big
locomotive
went
to
twisted
rail
Ben
never
learned
to
tell
that
awful
tale
His
life
was
ended
and
his
work
was
done
When
Ben
Dewberry
made
his
final
run
He
made
his
final
run,he
made
his
final
run
When
Ben
Dewberry
made
his
final
run.
Well,it's
the
sad,but
true
story,when
he
hit
the
ditch,
At
that
troublesome
switch.
He
busted
his
train
all
the
pieces,
Plus
himself,which
meant
his
final
run
on
this
world.
Nah,I
don't
know
where
old
Ben
Dewberry
is
now,
But
he
was
a
good
engineer,I
tell
you
that
much
for
sure.
He
just
made
that
one
little
mistake.
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Album
It's All in the Family
1 The Timber Man
2 Why Is a Fire Engine Red
3 The Mystery of Number 5
4 The Very Biggest Circus of Them All
5 The Shadow of a Lady
6 Once Before I Die
7 Losin' You
8 I Love You Sweetheart
9 East Virginia Blues
10 Gatsby's Restaurant
11 I Got a Boy
12 Abacida
13 Big Battle of Nashville
14 Another Broken Hearted Girl
15 Appalachian Pride
16 Little Green Fountain
17 Call of the Wild
18 Tiger Whitehead
19 Dinosaur Song
20 Little Magic Glasses
21 Nasty Dan
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