Ben Dewberry's Final Run - Lyrics - Hank Snow

Clarence Eugene "Hank" Snow was a celebrated Canadian country music artist. In a career that spanned nearly 50 years, he recorded 140 albums and charted more than 85 singles on the Billboard country charts from 1950 until 1980. His number one hits include the self-penned songs "I'm Moving On", "The Golden Rocket" and famous versions of "I Don't Hurt Anymore", "Let Me Go, Lover!", "I've Been Everywhere", "Hello Love", as well as other top 10 hits.

Ben Dewberry was a brave engineer He told his fireman don't you ever fear All I want is the water and coal Stick your head out the window watch the drivers roll Watch the drivers roll watch the drivers roll Stick your head out the window watch the drivers roll Ben Dewberry said before he died Two more roads that he wanted to ride His fireman asked him what could they be Said the old Northeastern and the A and B Said the A and B it's the A and B Said the old Northeastern it's the A and B On the fatal morning it began to rain Around the curve come a passenger train Ben Dewberry was the engineer With the throttle wide open and without any fear He didn't have no fear he didn't have no fear He had her running wide open without any fear [ guitar ] Ben looked at his watch shook his head We may make Atlanta but we'll all be dead The train was flying by the troubling switch Without any warning then she took the ditch Yeah she went in the ditch well she took the ditch Without any warning then she took the ditch Well the big locomotive leaped from the rail Ben never lived to tell that awful tale His life was ended and his work was done When Ben Dewberry made his final run He made his final run he made his final run When Ben Dewberry made his final run