The Wreck Of The Number Nine Song Lyrics and Chords
The Wreck Of The Number Nine Song Lyrics and Chords by Jim Reeves
The Wreck Of The Number Nine
Recorded by Jim Reeves
Written by Carson Robison
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One dark stormy night not a
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star was in sight
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north wind came howlin' down the
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line
There stood a
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brave engineer with his
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sweetheart so dear
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orders to
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pull old Number
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Nine
She
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kissed him goodbye with a
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tear in her eye
But the
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joy in his
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heart he couldn't
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hide
The
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whole world seemed bright for she
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told him that night
That
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tomorrow she'd
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be his blushing
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bride
The wheels hummed a song as the
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train rolled along
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black smoke came pouring from the
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stack
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headlight agleam seemed to
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brighten his dream
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tomorrow when
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he'd be going
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back
He
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sped around the hill and his
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brave heart stood still
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Headlight was
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shinin' in his
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face
He
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whispered a prayer as he
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threw on the air
For he
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knew this would
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be his final
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race
In the wreck he was found lyin'
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there on the ground
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asked them to raise his weary
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head
His
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breath slowly went as this
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message he sent
To the
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maiden who
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thought she would be
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wed
There's a
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little white home that I
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built for our own
Where I
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dreamed we'd be
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happy you and
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But I
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leave it to you for I
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know you'll be true
Till we
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meet at the
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golden gate good
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bye
FAQ
Who sang the the song The Wreck Of The Number Nine?
- The song The Wreck Of The Number Nine was sang by Jim Reeves.
Who is Jim Reeves?
- James Travis Reeves (August 20, 1923 - July 31, 1964) was an American country and popular music singer-songwriter. With records charting from the 1950s to the 1980s, he became well known as a practitioner of the Nashville sound. Known as "Gentleman Jim", his songs continued to chart for years after his death. Reeves died in the crash of his private airplane. He is a member of both the Country Music and Texas Country Music Halls of Fame.
