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Engine 143



Along came the FFV the swiftest on the line
Running o`er the C&O road just twenty minutes behind
Running into Sou`ville headquarters on the line
Receiving there strict orders from a station just behind

Georgie`s mother came to him with a bucket on her arm
Saying my darling son be careful how you run
For many a man has lost his life in trying to make lost time
And if you run your engine right you`ll get there just on time

Up the road he darted against the rocks he crashed
Upside down the engine turned and Georgie`s breast was smashed
His head lay against the firebox door the flames were rolling high
I`m glad to be born for an engineer on the C&O road to die

The doctor said to Georgie my darling boy lie still
Your life may yet be saved if it is God`s blessed will
Oh no said George that will not do I want to die so free
I want to die with the engine I love one hundred and forty three

The doctor said to Georgie your life cannot be saved
Murdered upon a railroad and laid in a lonesome grave
His face was covered up with blood his eyes they could not see
And the very last words poor Georgie said was nearer my God to thee

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Engine 143

1. Engine 143 (3:33)
2. Banks Of The Ohio (2:40)
3. Plaisir D'Amour (3:12)
4. The Trees They Do Grow High (2:59)

1961

Joan Baez, Vol. 2

1. Wagoner's Lad (2:15)
2. The Trees They Do Grow High (2:59)
3. The Lily Of The West (4:42)
4. Silkie (4:01)
5. Engine 143 (3:33)
6. Once I Knew a Pretty Girl (2:56)
7. Lonesome Road (2:23)
8. Banks Of The Ohio (2:40)
9. Pal of Mine (2:51)
10. Barbara Allen (4:13)
11. The Cherry Tree Carol (3:32)
12. Old Blue (2:36)
13. Railroad Boy (2:31)
14. Plaisir D'Amour (3:12)

14 August 2001

Joan Baez, Volume 2

1. Wagoner's Lad (2:15)
2. The Trees They Do Grow High (2:59)
3. The Lily Of The West (4:42)
4. Silkie (4:01)
5. Engine 143 (3:33)
6. Once I Knew a Pretty Girl (2:56)
7. Lonesome Road (2:23)
8. Banks Of The Ohio (2:40)
9. Pal of Mine (2:51)
10. Barbara Allen (4:13)
11. The Cherry Tree Carol (3:32)
12. Old Blue (2:36)
13. Railroad Boy (2:31)
14. Plaisir D'Amour (3:12)
15. I Once Loved a Boy (2:39)
16. Poor Boy (2:55)
17. Longest Train I Ever Saw (3:15)

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Plaisir D'amour / Engine 143 / Banks Of The Ohio / The Trees They Do Grow High

1. Engine 143 (3:33)
2. Banks Of The Ohio (2:40)
3. Plaisir D'Amour (3:12)
4. The Trees They Do Grow High (2:59)

1965

Songs Of The USA

1. Barbara Allen (4:13)
2. Railroad Boy (2:31)
3. Engine 143 (3:33)
4. Wagoner's Lad (2:15)
5. Jackards
6. Long Black Veil (3:24)
7. The Ador
8. Rambler Gambler (2:06)
9. The Cherry Tree Carol (3:32)
10. Pal of Mine (2:51)
11. Three Fishers (2:52)
12. Lonesome Road (2:23)
13. Plaisir D'Amour (3:12)
14. Banks Of The Ohio (2:40)

1979

The Joan Baez Country Music Album

1. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (3:25)
2. Brand New Tennessee Waltz (3:10)
3. Outside The Nashville City Limits (3:25)
4. Ghetto (4:31)
5. My Home's Across the Blue Ridge Mountains (4:16)
6. Rock, Salt and Nails (3:52)
7. Help Me Make It Through the Night (2:58)
8. Long Black Veil (3:24)
9. I Still Miss Someone (3:10)
10. San Francisco Mabel Joy (4:24)
11. Take Me Back to the Sweet Sunny South (3:27)
12. Hickory Wind (3:16)
13. Will the Circle Be Unbroken (3:27)
14. Tramp on the Street (2:50)
15. Carry It On (3:46)
16. Gospel Ship (4:29)
17. Little Moses (3:25)
18. Banks Of The Ohio (2:40)
19. Engine 143 (3:33)
20. Pal of Mine (2:51)

0000-00-00

Volume 2

1. The Trees They Do Grow High (2:59)
2. The Lily Of The West (4:42)
3. Silkie (4:01)
4. Engine 143 (3:33)
5. Once I Knew a Pretty Girl (2:56)
6. Lonesome Road (2:23)
7. Banks Of The Ohio (2:40)
8. Pal of Mine (2:51)
9. The Cherry Tree Carol (3:32)
10. Old Blue (2:36)
11. Railroad Boy (2:31)
12. Plaisir D'Amour (3:12)