Joan Baez - Engine 143

^AAlong came the FFV the s^Dwiftest on the ^Aline ^ARunning o'er the C&O road jus^B7t twenty minutes b^Eehind ^ARunning into Sou'ville headq^Duarters on the l^Aine ^AReceiving their strict orders from a s^Etation just beh^Aind

^AGeorgie's mother came to him with a b^Ducket on her a^Arm ^ASaying my darling son be ca^B7reful how you ^Erun ^AFor many a man has lost his life in ^Dtrying to make lost t^Aime ^AAnd if you run your engine right you'll g^Eet there just on t^Aime

^AUp the road he darted a^Dgainst the rocks he ^Acrashed ^AUpside down the engine turned and ^B7Georgie's breast was ^Esmashed ^AHis head lay against the firebox ^Ddoor the flames were rolling ^Ahigh ^AI'm glad to be born for an engineer on the ^EC&O road to ^Adie

^AThe doctor said to Georgie my ^Ddarling boy lie ^Astill ^AYour life may yet be saved if it ^B7is God's blessed ^Ewill ^AOh no said George that will not do I ^Dwant to die so ^Afree ^AI want to die with the engine I love one ^Ehundred and forty ^Athree

^AThe doctor said to Georgie your ^Dlife cannot be s^Aaved ^AMurdered upon a railroad and ^B7laid in a lonesome ^Egrave ^AHis face was covered up with blood his ^Deyes they could not ^Asee ^AAnd the very last words poor Georgie said was ^Enearer my God to ^Athee