Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song The Wreck of the Old '97, artist - Eddy Arnold. Date of issue: 03.11.2014
Record label: Fidelity Masters
Song language: English
The Wreck of the Old '97 |
| They gave him his orders at Monroe Virginia |
| Sayin' Steve you’re way behind time |
| This is not 38 but it’s old 97 |
| You must put her into Spencer on time |
| He looked round and said to his black greasy fireman |
| Shovel on a little more coal |
| And when we cross that White Oak Mountain |
| You can watch old 97 roll |
| It’s a mighty rough road from Lynchburg to Danville |
| With a line on a three mile grade |
| It was on that grade that he lost his airbrakes |
| And see what a jump we made |
| He was goin' down the grade making ninety miles an hour |
| When his whistle began to a scream |
| He was found in the wreck with his hand on the throttle |
| And scalded to death by the steam |
| So come all you ladies you must take a warning |
| From this time on and learn |
| Never speak harsh words to your true loving husband |
| He may leave you and never return |