Wreck of the Old 97 Lyrics

Well, they gave him his orders at Monroe, Virginia
Said, "Steve, you're way behind time
This is not 38, this is Old 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 cross that White Oak Mountain
Watch Old 97 roll"

And then a telegram come from Washington station
This is how it read
"Oh that brave engineer that run Old 97
Is lyin' in old 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
Scalded to death by the steam

One more time

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

Johnny Cash - At San Quentin (Legacy Edition)

Nov 2006

1. Blue Suede Shoes
2. Flowers on the Wall
3. Last Thing on My Mind
4. June Carter Cash Talks to the Audience
5. Wildwood Flower
6. Big River
7. I Still Miss Someone
8. Wreck of the Old 97
9. I Walk the Like
10. Medley
11. Folsom Prison Blues
12. Orange Blossom Special
13. Jackson
14. Darlin' Companion
15. Break My Mind
16. I Don't Know Where I'm Bound
17. Starkville City Jail
18. San Quentin
19. Wanted Man
20. Restless
21. Boy Named Sue
22. Blistered
23. Peace in the Valley
24. Outside Looking In
25. Less of Me
26. Ring of Fire
27. He Turned the Water into Wine
28. Daddy Sang Bass
29. Old Account Was Settled Long Ago
30. Closing Medley
31. Bonus Material