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| Elizabeth Cotten – Freight Train Lyrics
| 11 years ago
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"the old number nine" might be referring to train 97 in Virginia, which is to my knowledge the only train that was consistently referred to as such. |
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| Elizabeth Cotten – Freight Train Lyrics
| 11 years ago
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I don't want to jump to any conclusion, but knowing where this amazing song came from, it sounds to me like a runaway slave's lament, maybe someone running away from the authorities |
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