1- “See the women and children going to the train, Fair-you-
well, my husband, if I never see you again, The engineer turned
his head When he heard so many were dead; So many have lost
their lives. Isn’t it sad, isn’t it sad? Excursion left Durham
going to Charlotte, North Carolina Isn’t it sad, isn’t it sad?
So many have lost their lives. 2- Some of us have mothers
standing at the train, Fare-well-well, my daughters, I may never
see you again, And the train began to fly And some didn’t come
back alive; So many have lost their lives. 3- The firemen said
to the Engineer, “We are something late, We don’t want to meet
up with the local freight,” The local was on the line And they
could not get there on time; SO many have lost their lives. 4-
When the news got to Durham, some said it was a lie, But there
were some in the Hospital almost ready to die, And there poor
old mothers, you know, They were running from door to door;
Because so many have lost their lives. 5- Now colored people I
will tell you to your face,