H.Whitter, C.W.Noell, F.J.Lewey:

THE WRECK OF THE OLD 97

1.	Well, they gave him his orders at Monroe, Virginia, Saying: „Steve, you're way behind time This is not 38, but it‘s old 97, You must put her into Spencer on time“

2.	Well he turned around and said to his fireman „Shovel in a little more coal, And when we cross this big White Mountain We’ll watch ol’ 97 roll“

3.	It’s a mighty rough road from Lynchburg to Danville In a line on a three mile grade It‘s on that grade that he lost his air brakes You see what a jump he made

4.	They were going down the grade making ninety miles an hour When his whistle broke into a scream He was found in the wreck with his hand on the throttle Was scalded in to death by the steam

5.	Then a telegram came to Washington city And this is how it read „The brave engineer that run old 97 He's laying in old Danville dead“

6.	Now all you ladies please take warning From this time now and learn Never speak harsh words to your true loving husband He may leave you and never return