Lyrics Wreck of the Old '97 - Boxcar Willie
Well
they
gave
him
his
orders
in
Munroe,
Virginia
Saying,
"Steve,
you?
re
a
way
behind
time
This
is
not
38
but
it?
s
old
97
You
must
put
her
into
Spencer
on
time"
Well,
he
turned
to
the
black
greasy
fireman
and
said
"Just
shovel
on
a
little
more
coal
And
when
we
cross
that
wide
open
mountain
You
can
watch
old
97
roll"
It?
s
a
long,
long
way
from
Danville
to
Lynchburg
Got
a
line
near
the
three
mile
grade
It
was
on
that
grade
that
he
lost
his
air
breaks
You
could
see
what
a
jump
that
he
made
He
was
going
down
the
grade
doing
90
miles
an
hour
When
the
whistle
broke
into
a
scream
He
was
found
in
the
wreck
with
his
hand
on
the
throttle
And
scalded
to
death
by
the
steam
Well,
a
telegram
came
to
Washington
station
And
this
is
what
it
read
"Oh
that
brave
engineer
that
runs
old
97
Well,
he?
s
lying
in
old
Danville
dead"
Now
come
on
you
ladies
and
from
me
take
warning
And
from
this
day
on,
you
must
learn
Never
speak
harsh
words
to
your
kind
hearted
husband
He
may
leave
you
and
never
return
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