The Wreck of the Old 97

TOMMY COLLINS

Well they gave him his orders at Monroe, Virginia,
Said: "Steve, you're way behind time,
"This is not 38, this is Ol' 97,
"Put her into Spencer on time."

Then he turned around and said to his black, greasy fireman,
"Shovel on a little more coal.
"And when we cross that White Oak mountain,
"Watch Ol' '97 roll."

And then a telegram come from Washington station,
This is how it read:
"Oh that brave engineer that run ol 97,
"Is lyin in old Danville dead."

'Cos he was going down a grade making 90 miles an hour,
The whistle broke into a scream.
He was found in the wreck with his hand on the throttle,
Scalded to death by the steam.

One more time!

Oh, now all you ladies you'd better take a warning,
From this time on and learn.
Never speak hard words to your true-lovin' husband.
He may leave you and never return.
Poor boy.

Curiosità sulla canzone The Wreck of the Old 97 di Pete Seeger

In quali album è stata rilasciata la canzone “The Wreck of the Old 97” di Pete Seeger?
Pete Seeger ha rilasciato la canzone negli album “American Favorite Ballads, Vol. 1” nel 1957 e “American Favorite Ballads, Volume 1” nel 1957.
Chi ha composto la canzone “The Wreck of the Old 97” di di Pete Seeger?
La canzone “The Wreck of the Old 97” di di Pete Seeger è stata composta da TOMMY COLLINS.

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