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Intro
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Verse 1
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Oh Yonder Comes Ole FFV The Fastest On The Line
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Running On The CNO Just Twenty Minutes Behind Time
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She’s Rollin On The CNO Where She Quarters On The
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Line Awaiting Her Strict Orders From The Station
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Just Behind

Verse 2
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Now When She Got To Hampton An Engineer Was There
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His Name Was Georgie Ello Oh With His Curly Hair
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His Fireman Was Jack Nixon Standing By His Side
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Awaiting Their Strict Orders When In The Cab To
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Ride

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Verse 3
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Then Georgie’s Mother Came To Him With A Bucket
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On Her Arm Saying Georgie Son Be Careful Be
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Careful How You Run There’s Many A Man That’s
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Lost His Life Tryin To Make Lost Time But If
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You’ll Run Your Engine Right You’ll Get There
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Just On Time

Verse 4
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Mother Oh Dear Mother To Your Advise I’ll Take
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Heed But I Know My Engine Is All Right And Im
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Sure That She Will Speed On Up This Road I Mean To
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Go At The Speed Of A Cannonball And When I Blow
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Through The Stock Yard Gap Gonna Make’em Hear My
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Call

Verse 5
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Then He Said To His Fireman Jack I Want A Little
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More Extra Speed I’m Gonna Run Ole Number 4 The
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Fastest Shes Ever Been Seen On Up This Road I Mean
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To Go At The Speed Unknown To All And When I Blow
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Through The Big Dang Tunnel Gonna Make’em Hear My
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Call

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Verse 6
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Then He Said To His Fireman Jack A Rock Ahead I
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See And I Know That Death Is Waiting To Grasp Both
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You And Me It’s From This Engine You Must Leap
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Your Darling Life To Save I Want You To Be An
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Engineer When I’m Sleeping In My Grave

Verse 7
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George Would Not Leave His Engine Though Death Was
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To Be His Fate And He Told His Fireman You Must
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Jump Before It Is Too Late Jack Nixon From That
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Engine Leaped To The River That Is Forming High
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And He Waved Goodbye To Georgie As Ole Number 4
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Flew Bye

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Verse 8
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On Up The Road She Darted And Against The Rock She
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Crashed The Engine Then Turned Upside Down Poor
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Georgie’s Breast It Smashed His Head Went Against
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The Firebox Door And The Flames Were Rolling High
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He Had Said He Was Born An Engineer On The CNO To
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Die

Verse 9
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Georgie’s Mother Came To Him Saying Son What Have
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You Done Too Late Too Late Dear Mother My Race On
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Earth Is Run But If I Had The Local Freight The
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Truth To You I’ll Tell I’d Take Her To Clifton’s
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Fort On Time Or Drop Her Into Hell

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Verse 10
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The Doctor Told Poor Georgie Your Life Cannot Be
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Saved Murdered On This Railroad Line To Be Laid In
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Lonesome Grave His Face Was Covered Up With Blood
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His Eyes You Could Not See The Last Words Poor
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Georgie Said Were “Nearer My God To Thee”

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