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Verse 1
Well, they gave him his orders at Monroe, Virginia
Sayin' Steve you're way behind time
This is not Thirty Eight, this is Old Ninety-Seven
You must put her into Spencer on time
Verse 2
Then he turned around and said to his black greasy fireman
Shovel on a little more coal
And when we cross that wide oak mountain
Watch Old Ninety-Seven roll
Solo
Verse 3
But it's a mighty rough road from Lynchburg to Danville
On a line with a three mile grade
It was on that grade that he lost his air brakes
See what a jump he made
Verse 4
He was goin' down the grade makin' ninety miles an hour
His whistle broke into a scream
He was found in the wreck with his hand on the throttle
a-scalded to death by the steam
Solo
Verse 5
Then a telegram come to Washington station
And this is how it read
Well, that brave engineer that run Old Ninety-Seven
He's a-lyin' in ol' Danville dead
Verse 6
So now all you ladies, you'd better take a warnin'
From this time on and learn
Never speak harsh words to your true lovin' husband
He may leave you and never return
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