On a dark and stormy night not a star was in sight
And the north wind come howling down the line
With his sweetheart so dear stood a brave engineer
With his orders to pull old Number Nine
With a tear in her eye she kissed him goodbye
And the joy in his heart he could not hide
And the whole world seemed bright as she told him that night
That tomorrow she'd be his blushing bride
Well the wheels sung a song as the trained rolled along
And the black smoke come pouring from the stack
And the headlight that gleam seemed to brighten his dream
Of tomorrow when he'd be going back
As he rounded the hill his brave heart stood still
For a headlight was shining in his face
And he uttered a prayer as he threw on the air
For he knew that he had run 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 that she'd be wed
There's a little white home I have bought for our own
Where I dreamed we'd be happy by and by
And I leave it to you for I know you'll be true
Till we meet at that Golden Gate, good bye
