Bringing In The Georgia Mail Song Lyrics and Chords
Bringing In The Georgia Mail Song Lyrics and Chords by Lester Flatt
Bringing In The Georgia Mail
Recorded by Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs
Written by Fred Rose
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See the engine puffing boy she's making time
That old trains wearing out the
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rail rail rail
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Heading for the mountain that she's got to climb
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Bringing in the Georgia
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Ninety miles an hour and she's gaining speed
Listen to the whistle moan and
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wail wail wail
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Has she got the power I'll say yes indeed
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Bringing in the Georgia
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See the driver's travel watch her spin the track
Ought to put that engineer in
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jail jail jail
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Has he got her rolling watch her ball the jack
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Rocking and a reeling spouting off the steam
Stoke the fire and hope the brakes don'
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t fail fail fail
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Serving all the people listen to her scream
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Bringing In The Georgia Mail?
- The song Bringing In The Georgia Mail was sang by Lester Flatt.
Who is Lester Flatt?
- Lester Raymond Flatt (June 19, 1914 - May 11, 1979) was an American bluegrass guitarist and mandolinist, best known for his collaboration with banjo picker Earl Scruggs in The Foggy Mountain Boys (popularly known as "Flatt and Scruggs").
Flatt's career spanned multiple decades, breaking out as a member of Bill Monroe's band during the 1940s and including multiple solo and collaboration works exclusive of Scruggs. He first reached a mainstream audience through his performance on "The Ballad of Jed Clampett", the theme for the network television series The Beverly Hillbillies, in the early 1960s.
