ON A COLD WINTER'S NIGHT

On a cold winter's night, not a star was in sight
And the north wind kept howlin' down the line
With his sweetheart so dear stood a brave engineer
With his orders to pull old Number Nine,

He kissed her goodbye with a tear in her eye
For the joy in his heart he could not hide
And the whole world seemed bright when she told him that night
That tomorrow she'd be his blushing bride

As he rounded the hill his brave heart stood still
For A headlight was shining in his face
As he threw on the air, he whispered a prayer
For he knew that this would be his final race

In the wreck he was found lying there on the ground
And he asked them to raise his weary head
As his breath slowly went; this message he sent
To the maiden who thought she'd soon be wed

"There's a little white home that I built for our own
Where I thought that we'd be happy you and I
But I leave it to you for I know you'll be true
Till we meet at that Golden Gate on High