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