Doc Watson – Ffv (Guitar)

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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

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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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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

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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

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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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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

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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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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

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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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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"