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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. Well, they give him his orders at Monroe, Virginia Sayin', "Steve you're way behind time This is not Thirty-Eight, this is old Ninety-Seven Letras de cancionesYou must put her into Spencer on time" Then he turned and said to his black greasy fireman "Shovel in a little more coal And when we cross that white oak mountain Watch old Ninety-Seven roll" But it's a mighty rough road from Lynchburg to Danville In a line on a three mile grade It was on that grade that he lost his airbrakes See what a jump he made He was going down the grade makin' ninety miles an hour His whistle broke into a scream He was found in the wreck, with his hand on the throttle A-scalded to death by the steam Then a telegram come to Washington station And this is how it read "Oh that brave engineer that run old Ninety-Seven He's a-lyin' in old Danville dead So now all you ladies you better take a-warnin' From this time on and learn Never speak harsh words to your true lovin' husband He may leave you and never return From Letras Mania