Wreck Of The Old 97

Текст песни JOHNNY CASH - Wreck Of The Old 97 <br/> Well they gave him his orders at Monroe Virginia sayin&#039; Steve you&#039;re way behind time <br />This is not 38 this is old 97 you must put her into Spencer on time <br />Then he turned around and said to his black greasy fireman shovel on a little more coal <br />And when we cross that White Oak Mountain watch old 97 roll <br />[ guitar ] <br />But it&#039;s a mighty rough road from Lynchburg to Danville <br />With a line on a three mile grade <br />( )<br />It was on that grade that he lost his air brakes see what a jump he made <br />He was goin&#039; down the grade makin&#039; 90 miles an hour his whistle broke into a scream <br />He was found in the wreck with his hand on the throttle <br />A scalded to death by the steam <br />[ dobro ] <br />Then the telegram come to Washington station and this is how it read <br />Oh that brave engineer that run old 97 he&#039;s a layin&#039; in old Danville dead <br />So now all you ladies you better take a warnin&#039; from this time on and learn <br />Never speak harsh words to your true lovin&#039; husband <br />He may leave you and never return