The Wreck Of The Old 97
Henry Clay WorkVersion1
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They give him his orders at Monroe Virginia
Saying Steve you re way behind time
This is not 38 but this is Old 97
Put her in Spencer on time
Then he looked around and said to his black greasy fireman
Just shovel on a little more coal
And when we cross that White Oak Mountain
You can watch Old 97 roll
And when a telegram comes from Washington Station
And this is how it read
Oh that brave engineers that run old 97
Is lying in old Danville dead
He was going down grade making 90 miles an hour
When his whistle broke into a scream
He was found in the wreck with his hand on the throttle
And was scalded to death by the steam
Now ladies you must take warning
From this time on and learn
Never speak harsh words to your true loving husband
He may leave you and never return
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Readable chord sheet for The Wreck Of The Old 97 by Henry Clay Work
[D]They give him his orders at [G]Monroe Virginia Saying [D]Steve you re way behind [A]time This is [D]not 38 but this is [G]Old 97 [D]Put her in [A]Spencer on [D]time Then he looked around and said to his [G]black greasy fireman Just [D]shovel on a little more [A]coal And [D]when we cross that [G]White Oak Mountain You can [D]watch Old [A]97 [D]roll And when a telegram comes from [G]Washington Station And [D]this is how it [A]read Oh that b[D]rave engineers that r[G]un old 97 Is [D]lying in old [A]Danville [D]dead He was going down grade making [G]90 miles an hour When his [D]whistle broke into a [A]scream He was [D]found in the wreck with his [G]hand on the throttle And was [D]scalded to [A]death by the [D]steam Now ladies you must [G]take warning From [D]this time on and [A]learn Never [D]speak harsh words to your [G]true loving husband He may [D]leave you and [A]never re[D]turn