《The Wreck of the Old 97》歌词

[00:00:00] The Wreck Of The Old 97 - The Seekers

[00:00:01] Written by：George/Traditional

[00:00:17] They gave him his orders at monroe virginia

[00:00:20] Sayin steve you're way behind time

[00:00:24] It's 8 38 and it's the old 97

[00:00:27] Gotta put her into danville on time

[00:00:30] Well it's a mighty rough road from lynchburg down to danville

[00:00:33] On a line with a three mile grade

[00:00:37] It was down that line where he lost his air brakes

[00:00:40] You can see what a jump he made

[00:00:43] Steve brady he said to his black greasy fireman

[00:00:47] Shovel on a little more coal

[00:00:50] I'm waitin to pass them wide open mountains

[00:00:53] Gonna see the old 97 roll

[00:00:56] Well it's a mighty rough road from lynchburg down to danville

[00:01:00] On a line with a three mile grade

[00:01:03] It was down that line where he lost his air brakes

[00:01:06] You can see what a jump he made

[00:01:10] He's comin' down that line makin ninety miles an hour

[00:01:13] The whistle broke into a scream

[00:01:16] They found him in the wreck with his hand upon the throttle

[00:01:19] He'd been scalded to death by steam

[00:01:23] Well it's a mighty rough road from lynchburg down to danville

[00:01:26] On a line with a three mile grade

[00:01:29] It was down that line where he lost his air brakes

[00:01:33] You can see what a jump he made

[00:01:36] Well come on now all you ladies

[00:01:39] From this time on now learn

[00:01:42] Don't you ever say harsh words to your true lovin husband

[00:01:46] He'll leave you and never return

[00:01:49] Well it's a mighty rough road from lynchburg down to danville

[00:01:52] On a line with a three mile grade

[00:01:55] It was down that line where he lost his air brakes

[00:01:59] You can see what a jump he made

[00:02:15] Well he's comin' down that line makin ninety miles an hour

[00:02:18] And the whistle broke into a scream

[00:02:22] They found him in the wreck with his hand upon the throttle

[00:02:25] He'd been scalded to death by steam

[00:02:28] Well it's a mighty rough road from lynchburg down to danville

[00:02:31] On a line with a three mile grade

[00:02:35] It was down that line where he lost his air brakes

[00:02:38] You can see what a jump he made

[00:02:41] Well it's a mighty rough road from lynchburg down to danville

[00:02:44] On a line with a three mile grade

[00:02:47] It was down that line where he lost his airnbrakes

[00:02:50] You can see what a jump he mad

[00:02:53] Well it's a mighty rough road from lynchburg down to danville

[00:02:56] On a line with a three mile grade

[00:02:59] It was down that line where he lost his airnbrakes

[00:03:02] You can see what a jump he mad