Lyrics  
BLACK GHOST
(STEVE DAFOE 2005)
(COPYRIGHTED)



JUST BEFORE THE CIVIL WAR IN 1855
RAILROADS SPRUNG ACROSS 
THE MISSOURI COUNTRYSIDE
THE FIRST TRAIN DOWN THE LINE 
THEY CALLED THE BLACK GHOST
AND PEOPLE ALL GATHERED AROUND
JUST TO WATCH HER ENGINE'S SMOKE

AND I CAN HEAR THE VOICES 
OF THE PEOPLE AS THEY PASS
I CAN ALMOST SEE THE BLACK GHOST COMIN'
DOWN THE RAILROAD TRACK


AND OUT OF ST. LOUIS ON A DARK NOVEMBER NITE
THE BLACK GHOST LEFT FOR GASCONADE 
WITH HER HEADLITES SHINING BRIGHT
THE TRAIN FULL OF FESTIVE FOLKS
THE FOOD...THE BOOZE..THE BAND
EVERY SEAT WAS TAKEN
THERE WAS NOT ONE PLACE TO STAND


AND I CAN HEAR THE VOICES 
OF PEOPLE AS THEY PASS
I CAN ALMOST SEE THE BLACK GHOST COMIN'
DOWN THE RAILROAD TRACK


WATCH HER GO!!!!




AND I CAN HEAR THE VOICES 
OF THE PEOPLE AS THEY PASS
I CAN ALMOST SEE THE BLACK GHOST COMIN'
DOWN THE RAILROAD TRACK


THAT TRACK WAS BUILT ON SHIFTING SILT
AND THE BLACK GHOST NEVER SLOWED
WELL THEY PULLED THE BODIES FROM THE RIVER
AND THEY LINED THEM IN A ROOM


AND I CAN HEAR THE VOICES 
OF THE PEOPLE AS THEY PASS
I CAN ALMOST SEE THE BLACK GHOST COMIN'
DOWN THE RAILROAD TRACK



AND I CAN HEAR THE VOICES 
OF THE PEOPLE AS THEY PASS
I CAN ALMOST SEE THE BLACK GHOST COMIN'
DOWN THE RAILROAD TRACK
 
Credits  
Lyrics Credits: Steve Dafoe  
Music Credits: Steve Dafoe  
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Publisher Credits: NBT Music ASCAP  
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Description  
Short Song Description: 
Train wreck at Gasconade, Missouri in 1855....True story  
Long Song Description: 
 
Story Behind the Song: 
 
Metadata  
Song Length: 3:31  
Primary Genre: Rock-Easy Listening  
Secondary Genre: Folk-Rock  
Tempo: Medium Fast (131 - 150)  
Lead Vocal: Male Vocal  
Subject Matter 1: Life  
Subject Matter 2: Disasters  
Mood 1: Cool  
Mood 2: Heartbreaking  
Similar Artist 1: Jack Johnson  
Similar Artist 2: Marc Cohn  
Language: English  
Era: 1800 - 1899