Lyrics
Rushing roar, just as they passed me by
I heard the engineer cry, but i knew before the finish they d be gone, as they thundered thru the sky
And i saw in the clouds ghost trains, just as they passed me by, rushing roar
The cannonball and number nine were racing thru the night, but i knew before the finish they d be gone
As he watched he saw them fade into the dawn, with a mighty lonesome cry came a whistle from the sky
as i watched with rising fear
I heard the engineer cry, you could hear the wheels a-clickin on the tracks Snow, but he knew before the finish they d be gone
When i saw in the clouds ghost trains, you could hear the wheels a-clickin on the tracks, from the trestle you could hear the weirdest moans
shovel it on you could see the fireman grinnin
In the engine that was winnin, give her coal
rushing roar
you may doubt it
Just as they passed me by, and it chilled the very marrow in my bones
But i knew before the finish they d be gone, just as they passed me by, just as they passed me by
But still the fact remains, give her coal Hank, like you never heard before
the cannonball and number nine were racing thru the night
you could see the driver s roll as they shoveled on the coal
Turned the blood to icy water in my veins, what a fearful sight Hank, you could see the driver s roll as they shoveled on the coal
Thru the smoke and the steam, you could see the headlights gleam
but i knew before the finish they d be gone
when i saw in the clouds ghost trains
and the black smoke came pouring from the stacks
And it chilled the very marrow in my bones, and it chilled the very marrow in my bones
i heard the engineer cry
Rushing roar, and i saw in the clouds ghost trains Hank, you could hear the wheels a-clickin on the tracks
but still the fact remains
In the engine that was winnin, ghost trains, from the trestle you could hear the weirdest moans
i am here to testify
as they thundered thru the sky
in the engine that was winnin
You could see the driver s roll as they shoveled on the coal, ghost trains Trains, just as they passed me by
I heard the engineer cry, but he knew before the finish they d be gone
I am here to testify, the cannonball and number nine were racing thru the night
What a fearful sight, and i saw in the clouds ghost trains
Ghost trains, you could see the headlights gleam, but he knew before the finish they d be gone
