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Verse 1
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D
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Through the
West Virginia mountains
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Came the early morning mail
Old Number Three was westbound,
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D
the fastest on the rail
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She pulled right into Hinton,
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a junction on the line
With a ball and mountain engine,
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she made the run on time
Billy Richardson at Hinton
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was called to take the run
To pull the fastest mail train
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D
from there to Huntington
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His fireman, he reported,
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fought duty on the line
Then reading that train order,
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left Hinton right on time
And Billy told his fireman
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that he would happy be
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If he could die while pulling
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a train like number three
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I want to die on duty,
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right in my Captain Heave
While pullin' east bound number four
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Or west bound number three
The fireman then said, Billy
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You know you're old and gray
Your name is on the pension list
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You should retire some day
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But Billy said, dear fireman
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The truth I'm tellin' you
I'm a guy runnin' my engine cabin,
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nothin' else will do
Then pullin' down New River,
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came westbound number three
By Thurman and by Cotton Hill,
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what danger could it be?
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His head then struck a mail crane
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while pullin' down the line
He'll never pull his train again
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through Huntington on time
He pulled the fastest time break,
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he pulled the U .S. mail
He pulled a fast excursion
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to the music of the rail
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He lost his life on duty
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in his engine cab supreme
While pullin' in Montgomery
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on westbound number three
Now ladies, if your husband is
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a railroad engineer
You know he is in danger
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and death is ever near
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You know he loves you dearly
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when he is by your side
But remember well that his next run
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may be his farewell ride
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