Hank Snow - Crazy Engineer Lyrics

The black smoke stack was barking the steam made them pistons groan

And behind that screaming whistle you could hear that engine moan

The train was reeling and rocking the passangers were screaming with fear

For the train was being driven by a crazy engineer

I'm driving this engine up to the moon he laughed as the train sped on

Then from the lips of the madman came a crazy railroad song

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Then out from the blind crept Hobo Bill he was stealing a ride that day

I've rode the blinds on many a train they never traveled this way

He climbed over the bend into the engine cab those passangers lives to save

Then while he fought with the madman his weary life he gave

(Poor Bill spoke in a whisper this was all they could hear)

I've rode my last railroad ride with a crazy engineer