The Runaway Train

Vernon Dalhart

Was in the year of 89

On that old Chicago line

When the winter wind was blowing shrill

The rails where froze, the wheels were cold

And then the air brakes wouldn’t hold

And no.9 came roaring down the hill whoo!

The runaway train came down the track and she blew x2

The runaway train came down the track

The whistle wide and the throttle back

And she blew, blew, blew, blew, blew

(Oh) The engineer said the train must halt and she blew x2

The engineer said the train must halt

He said it was all the fireman fault

And she blew, blew, blew, blew, blew

(Oh) The fireman said he rang the bell and she blew x2

The fireman said he rang the bell

The engineer said you did like ___

And she blew, blew, blew, blew, blew

(Oh) The porter got an awful fright and she blew

The porter got an awful fright and she blew

He got so scared that he turned white

And she blew, blew, blew, blew, blew

(Oh) A drummer sat in the parlour car and she blew x2

A drummer sat in the parlour car and she blew

And he nearly swallowed a fat cigar

And she blew, blew, blew, blew, blew

(Oh) The runaway train went over the hill and she blew x2

The runaway train went over the hill

And the last we heard she was going still

And she blew, blew, blew, blew, blew