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beggars in rags
And brilliantly lit with a brimstone lamp, for he never rode that downbound train Bound, said the devil
louder and louder the thunder crashed
And the prayers and vows were not in vain, louder and louder the thunder crashed, oh how the passengers shrieked with pain
His clothes wet with sweat and his hair standing high, his clothes wet with sweat and his hair standing high
Oh how the passengers shrieked with pain, had drank so much he could drink no more
Beggars in rags, oh how the passengers shrieked with pain
so he fell asleep with a troubled brain
The engine with blood was sweaty and damp, had drank so much he could drink no more, the devil himself was the engineer
Some were foreigners and others he knew, his clothes wet with sweat and his hair standing high
Till their clothes were burned and they were screaming with pain, said the devil, then out of the distance there came a yell
A stranger lying on a bar room floor, he fell on his knees on the bar room floor
had drank so much he could drink no more
some were foreigners and others he knew
And begged old satan to stop that train, rich men in broadcloth, we re nearing home
And begged old satan to stop that train, the engine with blood was sweaty and damp
He fell on his knees on the bar room floor, faster and faster the engine flew, the stranger awoke with an anguished cry
We re nearing home, louder and louder the thunder crashed
Then out of the distance there came a yell, the passengers were most a motley crew
some were foreigners and others he knew
Hotter and hotter the air became, handsome young ladies and wicked old hags Chuck, and imps for fuel was shoveling bones
Hotter and hotter the air became, beggars in rags
we re nearing home
the engine with blood was sweaty and damp
and begged old satan to stop that train
And prayed a prayer like never before, the engine with blood was sweaty and damp, a stranger lying on a bar room floor
while the furnace rang with a thousand groans
The engine with blood was sweaty and damp, then out of the distance there came a yell
He fell on his knees on the bar room floor, we re nearing home
Said the devil, wider and wider the country grew
and begged old satan to stop that train
He fell on his knees on the bar room floor, the passengers were most a motley crew
had drank so much he could drink no more
The devil himself was the engineer, the devil himself was the engineer
The stranger awoke with an anguished cry, beggars in rags Bound, while the furnace rang with a thousand groans
The devil himself was the engineer, sulphuric fumes scorched their hands and face, while the furnace rang with a thousand groans
as the train rushed on at a terrible pace
And the prayers and vows were not in vain, a stranger lying on a bar room floor, and begged old satan to stop that train
Handsome young ladies and wicked old hags, sulphuric fumes scorched their hands and face
While the furnace rang with a thousand groans, to dream that he rode on that downbound train, a stranger lying on a bar room floor
Sulphuric fumes scorched their hands and face, to dream that he rode on that downbound train, hotter and hotter the air became
Oh how the passengers shrieked with pain, and brilliantly lit with a brimstone lamp Berry, handsome young ladies and wicked old hags
The stranger awoke with an anguished cry, wider and wider the country grew
Said the devil, louder and louder the thunder crashed
Beggars in rags, the boiler was filled with lots of beer
And prayed a prayer like never before, louder and louder the thunder crashed, brighter and brighter the lightning flashed
so he fell asleep with a troubled brain
had drank so much he could drink no more