ENGINE 143

JOAN BAEZ

Paroles et musique :Joan C Baez

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Intro :

A long came the FFV the sw iftest on the l ine

R unning o'er the C&O road just twenty minutes be hind

R unning into Sou'ville headqu arters on the li ne

R eceiving their strict orders from a st ation just behi nd

G eorgie's mother came to him with a bu cket on her ar m

S aying my darling son be car eful how you r un

F or many a man has lost his life in t rying to make lost ti me

A nd if you run your engine right you'll ge t there just on ti me

U p the road he darted ag ainst the rocks he c rashed

U pside down the engine turned and G eorgie's breast was s mashed

H is head lay against the firebox d oor the flames were rolling h igh

I 'm glad to be born for an engineer on the C &O road to d ie

T he doctor said to Georgie my d arling boy lie s till

Y our life may yet be saved if it i s God's blessed w ill

O h no said George that will not do I w ant to die so f ree

I want to die with the engine I love one h undred and forty t hree

T he doctor said to Georgie your l ife cannot be sa ved

M urdered upon a railroad and l aid in a lonesome g rave

H is face was covered up with blood his e yes they could not s ee

A nd the very last words poor Georgie said was n earer my God to t hee

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