| | Wreck Of The Old '97 Lyrics Artist(Band):Hank Williams III
said, "Steve you're way behind time. This is not Thirty-Eight; this is old Ninety-Seven, so put her into Spencer on time." Then he turned and said to his black, greasy fireman "Shovel on a little more coal and when we cross that White Oak Mountain, watch old Ninety-Seven roll" And then the telegram came from Washington station and this is how it read: "Oh that brave engineer that ran old Ninety-Seven is lying in old Danville dead" 'Cause he was going down the grade makin' ninety miles an hour when the whistle broke into a scream He was found in the wreck, with his hand on the throttle, scalded to death by the steam Now all you ladies you better take warnin' from this time on and learn Never speak harsh words to a true lovin' husband he may leave you and never return 'board 'board Yodel-ay-hee hee hee hee hee hee If you find some error in Wreck Of The Old '97 Lyrics, would you please submit your corrections to me? Thank You. Review about Wreck Of The Old '97 What about the songwriter ? | Reviewer: Anonymous | 1/7/09 why do Lyrics sites give credit to the recording artist, but hardly ever to the Songwriter ? This is America's first million-seller, and the Songwiter never got the fortune he deserved because someone pinched his song - the lawsuit which awarded him the money took so long he never collected the money. His name is David G. George, a telegraphist who visited the site of the wreckage of Old 97. Others have changed the lyrics, to shorten the song, repeat the phrase "he'll never return" and to sanitise it by removing the words "black" and "greasy" in describing the fireman. Well I try not to be racist but it's simply a fact that a lot of railway firemen were black, there's nothing racist about this lyric. I sing this song with it's original and best lyrics, and GIVE CREDIT TO THE WRITER. Review the song Wreck Of The Old '97 The area is only for review, if you want to submit the lyrics or the corrections of the lyrics, please click the link at the end of the lyrics.  Download "Hank Williams III" Music | |
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