The Wreck of the Virginian

歌詞

Come all you brave bold railroad men and listen while I tell The fate of E. G. Aldrich, a good man we all loved well This man was running on a road known as Virginian Line He was a faithful engineer and pulled his train on time He was the oldest on the road, we always called him "Dad" He loved his engine very much, he was the best we had Frank O'Neill was his fireman, he was faithful, true and brave He stayed with Dad, he died with Dad, and filled a new-made grave It was a bright Spring morning on the twenty-fourth of May The train crew was at Roanoke, they were feeling fine and gay Train number three had left Roanoke en route for Huntington These poor men did not know that they were making their last run Dad pulled his train, a pleasing smile on his bright face did beam He did not have to grumble, Frank sure kept him lots of steam At eleven fifty-two that day, they just left Ingleside An east-bound freight crushed into them, they took their farewell ride It seems that all good engineers to duty always sticks Dad entered into service in the year nineteen and six He did not have to work to live, they begged him to retire But Dad would not give his consent, to run was his desire Dear ladies, if your husband runs an engine on the line You may expect a message of his death most any time For railroad men should live for God and always faithful be Like Dad and Frank, they soon may pass into eternity