Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Wreck Of The Old '97, artist - Hank Williams III. Date of issue: 16.04.2012
Song language: English
Wreck Of The Old '97 |
| Well, they gave him his orders at Monroe, Virginia |
| Said, «Steve you’re way behind time |
| This is not Thirty-Eight; |
| this is old Ninety-Seven |
| So put her into Spencer on time.» |
| Then he turned and said to his black, greasy fireman |
| «Shovel on a little more coal |
| And when we cross that White Oak Mountain |
| Watch old Ninety-Seven roll» |
| And then the telegram came from Washington station |
| And this is how it read: |
| «Oh that brave engineer that ran old Ninety-Seven |
| Is lying in old Danville dead» |
| 'Cause he was going down the grade makin' ninety miles an hour |
| When the whistle broke into a scream |
| He was found in the wreck, with his hand on the throttle |
| Scalded to death by the steam |
| Now all you ladies you better take warnin' |
| From this time on and learn |
| Never speak harsh words to a true lovin' husband |
| He may leave you and never return |
| 'board 'board |
| Yodel-ay-hee hee hee hee hee hee |