歌谱：engine 143(TXT吉他谱)

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a-long come the f. f. v.,



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the swift-est on the line,



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run-ning o'er the c.'n' o. road,



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just twen-ty min-utes be-hind,



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run-ning in-to sou-ville,



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5 -4   4   -4   4 -3    4

he-ad quar-ters on the line;



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re-ceiv-ing their strict or-ders



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 5  5  -4  -4    5  -4   4

from a sta-tion just be-hind



verse 2

georgie's mother came to him,

a bucket on her arm.

saying to herr darling son,

"be careful how you run;

many a man has lost his lift

trying to make lost time,

and if you run your engine right,

you'll get there just on time."



verse 3

up the road she darted,

against the rock she crushed,

upside down the engine turned

and georgie's breast did smash

his head against the fire-box door,

the flames were rolling high.

"i'm glad i was born for an engineer,

on the c & o road to die."



verse 4

the doctor said to georgie,

"my darling boy, be still,

your life may yet be saved

if it is god's blessed will."

"oh, no," said george,

"that will not do,

i wantto die for the engine i love,

one and forty-three."



verse 5

the doctor said to georgie,

"your life cannot be saved,

murdered upon the railroad,

and laid in a lonesome grave."

his face was covered up with blood,

his eyes you could not see,

and the very last words poor georgie said,

were "nearer, my god, to thee."