The Runaway Train

It was in the year of '89
On that old Chicago line
When the winter wind was blowin' shrill
The rails were frozen
The wheels were cold
And then the air brakes wouldn't hold
And number nine came roarin' down the hill

Oh, the runaway train come down the track and she blew
The runaway train come down the track and she blew
The runaway train come down the track
Her throttle wide and her whistle back
And she blew, blew, blew, blew, blew

The engineer said the train must halt and she blew
The engineer said the train must halt and she blew
The engineer said the train must halt
He said it was all the fireman's fault
And she blew, blew, blew, blew, blew

The fireman said he rang the bell and she blew
The fireman said he rang the bell and she blew
The fireman said he rang the bell
And the engineer said, "You did light"
And she blew, blew, blew, blew, blew

Oh, a traveler sat in the parlor car and she blew
A traveler sat in the parlor car and she blew
A traveler sat in the parlor car
And he nearly swallowed a fat cigar
And she blew, blew, blew, blew, blew

The runaway train went over the hill and she blew
The runaway train went over the hill and she blew
The runaway train went over the hill
And the last we heard she was going still
And she blew, blew, blew, blew, blew