1. |
Drink Gin and Cry
02:49
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After you ended it last night,
my friends told me I'd be alright.
There's plenty of fish in the sea
but I still think you're the only one for me.
A love gone wrong is always sad,
but these are the worst old blues I've ever had.
You left me all broken and blue
so why can't I get over you?
Chorus:
I'm like a dog chewing on wood.
Tell me to stop and it'll do ya no good.
I just can't get over you so easily.
Pour it strong; pour it deep.
I'm gonna drink it down and weep.
I just wanna drink gin and cry.
Maybe some day I'll move on
but tonight, I've got my drink on.
Tomorrow is another day
but I'm still stuck on you in a bad, bad way.
[Chorus]
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2. |
NS 203
02:54
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Intro:
NS 203 to terminal,
NS 203 to terminal.
"Terminal answering 203"
We need a signal at Ruth when you can take us.
"Alright, here we go. Signal Indication."
Chorus:
NS 203, the hottest train on the line,
carrying the mail,
rolling 'cross the countryside.
She's Atlanta bound
and making time.
Clear Shepherdstown.
Clear Audley.
Clear Berryville.
Clear Ashby.
Clear Woods.
Clear Cody.
Clear Jimmy Allison.
Clear Irby.
[Chorus]
Clear Kettle Run.
Clear Licking Run.
Clear Remington.
Clear Mountain Run.
Clear Rio
Clear Charlottesville.
Clear Teel.
Clear Red Hill.
[Chorus]
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3. |
Linden Hill
02:07
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Lyrics:
Any day's a good day when there's a steam trip in the plan.
We'll need to shove south and get a signal west on the branch.
"But you'll have 20 cars on the wet rail.
Take a diesel with you; can't have you fail.
Can't have you stalling on Linden Hill today."
We've got a dome full of sand so don't worry about us ma'am.
She's the queen of steam and she won't get you into a jam.
"Well if you really know she will
with all that tonnage still climb that hill...
Signal indication; have a safe day."
The defect detector got us in Delaplane.
At the bottom of the hill we stopped and inspected the train.
Going up the hill the drivers started to slip,
but our engineer got 'em to grip.
We were slow but kept 'em movin' on over Linden Hill.
We were slow but kept 'em rollin' on over Linden Hill.
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In the middle of the night one September,
a train was travelling east.
Through New Orleans and on into Alabama,
there was trouble ahead this train would meet.
They were running at 70 miles an hour.
The signals ahead were all green.
Meanwhile a towboat was pushing a barge
through fog so thick they couldn't see.
They took a wrong turn on the river
and entered Big Bayou Canot.
In the fog the barge hit the Big Bayou bridge
and bent the track badly up above.
Through the night the train raced on without warning.
The bridge was only minutes away.
The engineer at the controls had no way to know
that he wouldn't live to see another day.
The train plunged into the water
after hitting the kink in the track.
There were 47 souls lost that night
in the fiery Sunset Limited wreck.
The cars filled up with water and fumes.
The air filled with flames, cries, and smoke.
There were 47 souls lost that night
in the fiery Sunset Limited wreck.
47 souls lost that night
in the fiery Sunset Limited wreck
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