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Pop Stoneman - Wreck of the Number Nine
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On a cold winter night, not a star was in sight
And the north wind come howling down the line
With his sweetheart so dear, stood a brave engineer
With his orders to pull on number nine
She kissed him goodbye with a tear in her eye
But the joy in his heart he could not hide
For the whole world seemed bright when she told him that night
That tomorrow she'd be his loving bride
O'er the wheel came the song as the train rolled along
And the black smoke came pouring from the stack
With his headlight a-gleam, seemed to brighten his dreams
Of tomorrow when he'd be going back
He sped 'round the hill and his brave heart stood still
For a headlight was shining in his face
And he whispered a prayer as he threw on the air
For he knew that it would be his final race
In a wreck he was found, lying there on the ground
And he asked them to raise his weary head
As his breath slowly went, this message he sent
To the maid that he thought he would be wed
"That little white home that I bought for our own
Where I dreamed we'd be happy by and by
And I'll leave it to you, for I know you'll be true
'Til we meet at the golden gate goodbye"
She kissed him goodbye with a tear in her eye
But the joy in his heart he could not hide
For the whole world seemed bright when she told him that night
That tomorrow she'd be his loving bride