Sorry, I posted this on the wrong forum before, so now in its proper place...

I was looking for this Johnny Horton song, it has been a long while since I heard it, and I realized that I didn't even remember all the lyrics anymore.

I have ordered the CD, should see it in a couple of weeks, but does anyone remember the lyrics in the mean time?

The Auld Grump

Sorry, I posted this on the wrong forum before, so now in its proper place...

I was looking for this Johnny Horton song, it has been a long while since I heard it, and I realized that I didn't even remember all the lyrics anymore.

I have ordered the CD, should see it in a couple of weeks, but does anyone remember the lyrics in the mean time?

The Auld Grump
Opening & Refrain
Coal smoke, valve oil and steam
My heart is sad - I'm living in dreams
I can't tell why I love the smell
of coal smoke, valve oil and steam

I worked for the railroad all of my life
To make a home for my darlin' wife
But now I'm retired and feeling so low
Weary and tired with a heart full of woe

Repeat refrain

I pulled on the whistle to clear the line
And to bring that fireball in on time
Oh, time in your flight please take me back
Let me hear the drivers click again on the track

Repeat refrain

A short forty years went flyin' in on by
Now I'm so lonesome I could die
If I find heaven the way I've been told
I'll roll an engine down a track made of gold

Repeat refrain

Thanks! That was great!

The Auld Grump