Turntable Song - Dave Goulder

Photo: 1959 turntable accident at Kirkby

[bittleproductions]

*LYRICS*

'Twas half-past five on a Wednesday morn', the driver and his mate
Came hurtling out a loco shedding her damn great number eight
The fireman wiped his greasy hands; they rolled along the track
To pick up a gallon of water and a couple of tubs of slack... (Couple of tubs of slack...)

They waited 'till the clock was showing a couple hundred pounds
They took her to the turntable and they quickly turned her 'round
But when they went to park her, they made their big mistake
For they left her on a gradient and forgot about the brake... (Forgot about the brake...)

It happened when the turntable was only halfway 'round
The engine's wheels began to turn with an ominous rumbling sound...
The driver when he saw the thing began to scream and spit
As the mighty engine upped its back and plunged into the pit... (Plunged into the pit...)

He went to see the foreman; he was quaking at the knees
Saying, "Sir, you've got an engine parked at 45 degrees!"
The foreman turned to ghastly green and grabbed a telephone
Then half a bottle of aspirins and he caught the next bus home... (Caught the next bus home...)

They fetched the gang from Nottingham, and they soon set about
With chains and jacks and dirty words, they got the damn thing out
The fireman lost his shovel, now he's sweeping up the coal
And I haven't seen the driver since, but I think he's on the dole... (Think he's on the dole...)

[MarshallRedmon]

When i see this I can only think of one song
"Silly ol Gordon fell in a ditch,
fell in a ditch, fell in a ditch.
Silly ol Gordon fell in a ditch, all on a Monday morning!"