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key of C
C
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Well, they gave him his or-ders
F
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at Mon-roe, Vir-gin-ia,
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Say-ing "Steve you are way be-hind time.
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This is not 'thir-ty-eight'
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But it's old 'nine-ty-sev-en'
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You must put her in-to Dan-ville on time."
verse 2
He turned and said to his black greasy fireman,
"Just shovel on a little more coal,
And when we cross the White Oak Mountain
You can watch old 'nenety-seven' roll."
verse 3
It's a mighty rough road
from Lynchburg to Danville,
On a line on a three mile grade,
It was on this grade
that he lost his average
You can see what a jump he made.
verse 4
He was going down the grade
makin' ninety miles an hour,
When his whistle broke into a scream,
They found him in the wrect
With his hand on the throttle,
He was scalded to death by the steam.
verse 5
Now, ladies, you must take warning,
From this time now on learn,
Never speak harsh words
to your true loving husband,
He may leave you and never return.