They say there was an attorney who
Called himself a railroad man
After he sweet talked investors
He grabbed the money and ran.
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A US Marshal got on his trail
Chased him hither and there
Caught him at a Kansas depot
Buying a one-way fare.
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That old lawyer is gone now
The money’s gone as well
As are tales of what happened
‘Cuz dead men don’t tell.
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Ghost Train, Ghost Train
She’s coming my way
Making sounds that never was
Some old timers say.
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I saw the fireflies winking
One quiet summer’s night
When I heard that train a-coming
I even seen the light.
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On that grade stood a cow
Framed in the headlamps glow
I seen the train hit her
With a deadly blow.
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Next morning we walked that grade
Me and Jim, my cuz
We couldn’t find no rails
For the train that never was.
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Ghost Train, Ghost Train
She’s coming my way
Making sounds that never was
So the old timers say.
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And when we seen that cow
The one hit in the dark
Dead as a horseshoe
But seen nary a mark.
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I only tell what I saw
That Ghost Train on that grade
Some folks don’t believe me
They say it’s a tale I made.
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Just ‘cuz I ain’t seen her late
Don’t mean she ain’t there
‘Cuz when I hear her chugging
I know she’s there somewhere.
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Ghost Train, Ghost Train
She’s coming my way
Making sounds that never was
Some old timers say.
Very good. Very very good.
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Thank you very much. I’ve had that in draft mode for several years tinkering with it. I’m glad to see it works. 🙂
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