Artist: | Ralph Estes (English) |
User: | ralph estes |
Duration: | 130 seconds |
Delay: | 0 seconds |
Chord names: | Not defined |
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Comment: | - |
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[G] Along came the FFV, the [C] swiftest on the [G] line
Running o'er the C&O road just [A7] 20 minutes be-[D7]-hind
[G] Running into Seville head-[C]-quarters on the [G] line
Receiving their strict orders from the [D7] station just be-[G]-hind
Running into Hampton, the engineer was there
George Allen was his name, with golden curling hair
His fireman was Jack Dixon, who was standing by his side
Awaiting their strict orders while in the cab to ride
Georgie's mother came to him with a bucket on her arm
Saying now, my darling son, be careful how you run
For many a man has lost his life in trying to make lost time
And if you run your engine right you'll get there just on time
Up the track she darted, against the rocks she crashed
Upside-down the engine turned, poor Georgie's breast it smashed
His head was against the firebox door, the flames were rolling high
I'm glad I was born for an engineer, on the C&O road to die
The doctor said to Georgie, your life cannot be saved
Murdered upon the railroad and laid in a lonesome grave
His face was covered up with blood, his eyes you could not see
And the very last words poor Georgie said was nearer, my God, to Thee