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. 9 were racing through the night Just as they passed me by I heard the engineer cry Give her coal give her coal shovel it on You could see the fireman grinning in the engine that was winning But I knew before the finish they'd be gone. (Well, he knew before the fisnish they'd be gone.) You could see the drivers roll as they shovelled on the toll And the black smoke came pouring from the stacks As they thundered through the sky I am here to testify You could hear the wheels 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 what a fearful sight) The Cannonball and No 9 were racing through the night Just as they passed me by I heard the engineer cry Give her coal give her coal shovel it on You could see the fireman grinning in the engine that was winning As I watched I saw them fade into the dawn. (As he watched he saw them fade into the dawn...)