Ghost Trains Lyrics - Singles - Hank Snow

It was early in the fall and a blowin' up a squall 

From the trestle you could hear the weirdest moans 

With a mighty lonesome cry came a whistle from the sky 

And it chilled the very marrow in my bones 

Then a loud rushing roar like you never heard before 

Turned the blood to icy water in my veins 

As I watched with rising fear 

Something strange was drawing near 

And I saw in the clouds, ghost trains 

(Ghost trains, ghost trains, what a fearful sight) 

The Cannonball and No nine were racing through the night 

Just as they passed me by, I heard the engineer cry 

Giver her coal, give her coal, shovel it on 

You could see the fireman grinnin' 

In the engine that was winnin' 

But I knew before the finish they'd be gone 

(Well, he knew before the finish they'd be gone) 

You could see the drivers roll as they shoveled on the coal 

And the black smoke came pouring from the stacks 

As they thundered through the sky I am here to testify 

You could hear the wheel a clickin' on the tracks 

Through the smoke and the steam 

You could see the headlights gleam 

Now I have no proof but still the fact remains 

You may doubt it but I swear there were cinders in my hair 

When I saw in the clouds, ghost trains 

(Ghost trains, ghost trains [unverified]) 

As I watched I saw them fade into the dawn 

(As he watched he saw them fade into the dawn)