(H.Whitler - C.W. Noell - F.L. Lewey)      They gave him his orders at Monroe, Virginia   Sayin' Steve you're way behind time   This is not 38 but this it's old 97   You must put her in Spencer on time.      He turned around and said to his black greasy fireman   Just shovel on a little more coal   And when we cross that White Oak Mountain   You can watch old 97 roll.      He was goin' down the grade makin' 90 miles an hour   His whistle broke into a scream   He was found in the wreck with his hand on the throttle   And scalded to death by the steam.      It's a mighty rough road from Lynchburg to Danville   With a line on a three mile grade   It was on this grade that he lost his air brakes   And he see what a jump we made.      He was goin' down the grade makin' 90 miles an hour   His whistle broke into a scream   He was found in the wreck with his hand on the throttle   And scalded to death by the steam.      --- Instrumental ---      So come on you ladies you must take a warning   From this time on and learn   Never speak harsh words to your true loving husband    He may leave you and never return...