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Version 1 Version 2 Version 3[Verse] G C Well, they gave him his orders at Monroe, Virginia G D Sayin' Steve you're way behind time G C This is not Thirty Eight, this is Old Ninety-Seven G D G You must put her into Spencer on time [Verse] G C Then he turned around and said to his black greasy fireman G D Shovel on a little more coal G C And when we cross that wide oak mountain G D G Watch Old Ninety-Seven roll [Solo] G C G D G C G D G [Verse] G C But it's a mighty rough road from Lynchburg to Danville G D On a line with a three mile grade G C It was on that grade that he lost his air brakes G D G See what a jump he made [Verse] G C He was goin' down the grade makin' ninety miles an hour G D His whistle broke into a scream G C He was found in the wreck with his hand on the throttle G D G a-scalded to death by the steam [Solo] G C G D G C G D G [Verse] G C Then a telegram come to Washington station G D And this is how it read G C Well that brave engineer that run Old Ninety-Seven G D G He's a-lyin' in ol' Danville dead [Verse] G C So now, all you ladies you better take a warnin' G D From this time on and learn G C Never speak harsh words to your true lovin' husband G D G He may leave you and never return