9 Comments on “The Wreck of the Old 97: Johnny Cash”

1. katry Says:

   
   February 15, 2011 at 1:54 pm

   yousendit link:

   https://rcpt.yousendit.com/1046434177/281c1a452f4919ed2ae5c939f4480396
2. buzz Says:

   
   February 15, 2011 at 7:32 pm

   This and Arlo Guthrie’s version of “City Of New Orleans” are racing neck & neck for the title of best railroad song Ever. As I kid I used to get the lyrics of this mixed up w/”Casey Jones”, resulting in some pretty confusing renditions!
   • katry Says:

     
     February 16, 2011 at 4:44 pm

     Buzz,
     The Arlo song is one I also love and have played it here a couple of times. I think I’m partial to that one by a whisker as they used to say.

     I’d love to hear those lyrics!
     • buzz Says:

       
       February 16, 2011 at 6:44 pm

       This post got me to thinking about old railroad songs, language/culture drift, and…

       http://buzzdixon.com/religion/why-are-there-so-many-songs-about-train-wrecks-how-buzz-manages-to-work-the-bible-into-this-too/?preview=true&preview_id=1629&preview_nonce=a1067895ab
3. katry Says:

   
   February 16, 2011 at 7:36 pm

   Buzz,
   I couldn’t get into your link as it is a preview, but as for old train songs, Smithsonian has put out this:

   http://www.folkways.si.edu/searchresults.aspx?sPhrase=classic%20railroad&sType=%27phrase%27
   • buzz Says:

     
     February 16, 2011 at 11:00 pm

     Thanx for the link; I’m thinking of doing a follow up.
     • katry Says:

       
       February 17, 2011 at 11:10 am

       You’re welcome, Buzz
4. bob fearnley Says:

   
   February 17, 2011 at 11:10 am

   I like Arlo and Johnny, but consider this a vote for Gordon Lightfoot’s Canadian Railroad Trilogy.
   • katry Says:

     
     February 17, 2011 at 11:49 am

     Bob,
     I like that song and have played it on the old blog-probably more than once.

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