Vernon Dalhart recorded the song with only a couple of minor
differences.
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Next morning the Cannonball left Richmond right on time
Brave Harry at the throttle of good old twenty-nine.
His cheerful fireman on the left, [was shoving in the coal].
When Harry looked in the fire box door, the burning blaze did roll.

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Poor Bob and Harry Covington died when the engine crashed
Threw Bob against the boiler head, as the [tender's body] smashed,
Threw Harry from his seat box, by the boiler he did fall,
He died a daring engineer, running the Cannonball.