Cash Johnny Wreck Of The Ol 97 lyrics

Written by Charles W. Noell, Fred J. Lewey and Henry C. Work.
( Shapiro Bernstien and Co)
From `At San Quentin (LIve)`, 1969, CBS Records.

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.
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