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Ben Dewberry was a brave engineer
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He told his fireman don't you ever fear
All I want is the water and coal
Stick your head out the window, watch the drivers roll
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Watch the drivers roll watch the drivers roll
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Put your head out the window; watch the drivers roll.
G
Ben Dewberry said before he died
D G
Two more roads that he wanted to ride
His fireman asked him what could they be
Said the old Northeastern and the A and B
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He said the A and B - he said the A and B
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It's the old Northeastern and the A and B.
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On the early morning it began to rain
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Around the curve come a passenger train
Ben Dewberry was the engineer
With the throttle wide open and without any fear
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He didn't have no fear he didn't have no fear
D G
He had her runnin' wide open without any fear.
G
Ben looked at his watch - shook his head
D G
We may make Atlanta but we'll all be dead
The train was flyin' by the troublin' switch
Without any warning then she took the ditch
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She took the ditch well, she took the ditch
D G
Without any warning then she took the ditch.
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The big locomotive leaped from the rail
D G
Ben never lived to tell that awful tale
His life was ended and his work was done
When Ben Dewberry made his final run
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He made his final run he made his final run
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When Ben Dewberry made his final run.