Well, he turned and he said
Yah, dia berbalik dan dia berkata
To his tired, greasy fireman
Kepada pemadam kebakarannya yang lelah dan berminyak
“Shovel on a little more coal,
“Sekop pada sedikit batu bara lagi,
And when we cross that White Oak Mountain
Dan saat kita menyeberangi Gunung Oak Putih itu
You can watch Old 97 roll.”
Anda bisa menonton Old 97 roll. “

It's a mighty rough road
Ini adalah jalan kasar yang hebat
From Lynchburg to Danville
Dari Lynchburg ke Danville
A line on a three-mile grade
Sebuah garis di kelas tiga mil
It was on that grade
Itu di kelas itu
That he lost his average
Bahwa dia kehilangan rata-rata nya
You can see what a jump he made
Anda bisa melihat lompatan apa yang dia buat

He was goin' down the grade
Dia pergi ke kelas
Making 90 miles an hour
Membuat 90 mil per jam
His whistle broke into a scream
Peluitnya ternganga
They found him in the wreck
Mereka menemukannya di dalam bangkai kapal
With his hand on the throttle
Dengan tangannya di atas throttle
He was scalded to death by the steam
Dia disiram sampai mati dengan uap

Now ladies, you must all take a warning
Sekarang wanita, Anda semua harus mengambil peringatan
From this time now and learn
Mulai saat ini sekarang dan belajarlah
Never speak harsh words to your true lovin' husband
Jangan pernah mengucapkan kata-kata kasar kepada suami lovin sejati Anda
He may leave you and never return.
Dia mungkin meninggalkan Anda dan tidak pernah kembali.