They F#give him his orders at BMonroe Virginia
Saying F#Steve you're way behind C#7Time
This is F#not 38 but it's BOld 97
F#Put her in C#7Spencer on F#time
Then he looked around and said to his Bblack greasy fireman
Just F#shovel on a little more C#7coal
And F#when we cross that BWhite Oak Mountain
F#you can C#7watch Old 97 F#roll
It's a mighty rough road from BLynchburg to Danville
in a F#line on a 3 mile C#7grade
It was F#on that grade that Bhe lost his air brakes
so you F#see what a C#7jump he F#made.
He was going down grade making B90 miles an hour
when F#his whistle broke into a C#7scream.
He was F#found in the wreck with his Bhand on the throttle.
And was F#scalded to C#7death by the F#steam.
And when a telegram comes from BWashington Station
and F#this is how it C#7read
Oh that F#brave engineer that Brun old 97
F#is lying in old C#7Danville F#dead.
Now ladies you must Btake warning
From F#this time on and C#7learn
Never F#speak harsh words to you Btrue lovin' husband
F#He may leave you C#7and never F#return.
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B,C#7,F#