Doc Watson - The Wreck Of The 1262 lyrics

She just left the point at Kittanning The train number 1262 And on down the mountain she travelled So brave with her men in her crew And the engineer pulled at the whistle For the brakes didn't work when applied And the brakeman climbed out on the car top For he knew what that whistle have cried With all of the strength that God gave him He tightened those brakes with a prayer But the train went right on down that mountain Her whistle still piercing the air She travelled that sixty an hour Gaining speed every foot of the way And than with a crash it was over And there on the track the freight lay Now it's not the amount of the damage Or the value of what that rail cost It's the sad scene they found in the cabin Where the life of two brave men was lost They found them at their post in the wreckage Where they died when the engine had fell The engineer still held the whistle And the fireman still hung to the bell Here the story is told of the freight train But it should be a warning for all We need to be prepared every moment For we can never tell when he calls