Wreck of the Old '97

TOMMY COLLINS

Well, they gave him his orders in Monroe, Virginan
Said:"Steve, you're way behind time
"This is not 38, this is Ol'97
"Put her into Spencer on time"

Then he turned around and said to his black, greasy fireman
"Shovel on a little more coal
And when we reach that White Oak mountain
"Watch Ol'97 roll"

And then a telegram come from Washington station
This is what it read:
"Oh that brave engineer that run '97
"Is lyin' in Danville dead"

"'Cause he was going down a grade making 90 miles an hour
The whistle broke into a scream
He was found in the wreck with his hand on the throttle

One more time!

Oh, now all you ladies better take a warning
From this time on and learn
Never speak harsh to your true-lovin' husband
He may leave you and never return

Poor boy

Trivia about the song Wreck of the Old '97 by Johnny Cash

On which albums was the song “Wreck of the Old '97” released by Johnny Cash?
Johnny Cash released the song on the albums “All Aboard the Blue Train” in 1962, “I Walk the Line” in 1964, “Story Songs of the Trains and Rivers” in 1969, “Showtime” in 1970, “At Madison Square Garden” in 2002, “A Concert Behind Prison Walls” in 2003, and “The Very Best of the Sun Years” in 2008.
Who composed the song “Wreck of the Old '97” by Johnny Cash?
The song “Wreck of the Old '97” by Johnny Cash was composed by TOMMY COLLINS.

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