Rewriting sad song songs to give them a happy ending.

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7. Ben Dewberry's Dinner Run

Ben Dewberry was a brave engineer
He told his fireman, "Don't you ever fear
All I want is the water and coal
Put your head out the window
watch the drivers roll
watch the drivers roll - watch the drivers roll
Put 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
The A and B - he said the A and B
It's the old Northeastern and the A and B

On Tuesday 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 runnin wide open without any fear

Ben looked at his watch, said "Oh, great!
We won't make Atlanta cuz it's getting late!"
The train shut down by Shinbone's Cafe
They sidetracked their engine for the rest of the day
Yeah! they stopped to munch - oh, they stopped to munch!
It was supper time - and they hadn't had lunch

The big locomotive sat there all night
Ben and the fireman supped by candlelight
Their hunger was ended and their day was done
When Ben Dewberry made his dinner run
He made his dinner run - he made his dinner run
When Ben Dewberry made his dinner run