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  • Ghost Trains by Hank Snow Lyrics



    It was early in the fall and a-blowin' up a squall
    From the trestle you could hear the weirdest moans
    With a mighty lonesome cry came a whistle from the sky
    And it chilled the very marrow in my bones
    Then a loud, rushing roar, like you never heard before
    Turned the blood to icy water in my veins
    As I watched with rising fear, something strange was drawing near
    And I saw in the clouds ghost trains

    Ghost trains, ghost trains, what a fearful sight
    The Cannonball and Number Nine were racing thru the night
    Just as they passed me by, I heard the engineer cry
    Give her coal, give her coal, shovel it on
    You could see the fireman grinnin', in the engine that was winnin'
    But I knew before the finish they'd be gone
    But he knew before the finish they'd be gone

    You could see the driver's roll as they shoveled on the coal
    And the black smoke came pouring from the stacks
    As they thundered thru the sky, I am here to testify
    You could hear the wheels a-clickin' on the tracks
    Thru the smoke and the steam, you could see the headlights gleam
    Now I have no proof, but still the fact remains
    You may doubt it, but I swear, there were cinders in my hair
    When I saw in the clouds ghost trains

    Ghost trains, ghost trains, what a fearful sight
    The Cannonball and Number Nine were racing thru the night
    Just as they passed me by, I heard the engineer cry
    Give her coal, give her coal, shovel it on
    You could see the fireman grinnin', in the engine that was winnin'
    As I watched I saw them fade into the dawn
    As he watched he saw them fade into the dawn


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