One dark stormy night not a star was in sight
The north wind came howling down the line
There stood a brave engineer with his sweetheart so dear
And his orders to pull old Number Nine

The wheels hummed a song as the train rolled along
The black smoke came pouring from the stack
The headlight a-gleam seemed to brighten his dream
Of tomorrow when he'd be goin' back

In the wreck he was found lying there on the ground
He asked them to raise his weary head
His breath slowly went as this message he sent
To a maiden who thought she would be wed