well they give him his orders in monroe virginia saying teach you re way behind time this ain t 38 but it s old 97 and you ve got to be in center on time well he turned around to his black greasy fireman said shovel in a little more coal when we cross that white old mountain you can watch old 97 roll well it s a mighty rough road from lakesburg to danville and a line on a three mile grade it is on this grade that he lost his airbrakes and you see what a jump he made he was a goin down the grade makin 90 miles an hour and his whistle broke out in a scream it is on that grade that he lost his airbrakes and you see what a jump he made well ladies you must all take a warning from this time now and on never speak harsh words to your true lovin husband he might leave you and never come home he was a goin down the grade makin 90 miles an hour and his whistle began to scream and we found him in the wreck with his hand on his throttle and scalded to death by the steam well ladies you can all take a warning from this time now and on never speak harsh words to your true lovin husband he may leave you and never return