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Fireball Mail
Words and Music by Fred Rose
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8-beat intro.  Play 4-beats for each cell, reading from left to right.
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Here she comes, Look at her roll,
There she goes, Eatin' that coal,
Watch her fly, Huggin' the rail,
Let her by, by, by, Fireball Mail.
 
Engineer, Makin' up time,
Tracks are clear, Look at her climb,
See that freight, Clearin' the rail,
Bet she's late, late, late, Fireball Mail.
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Performer Links:
(webpage)
 
Listen to Roy Acuff & The Smokey Mountain Boys perform "Fireball Mail" (youtube)
 
Watch Earl Scruggs perform "Fireball Mail" (youtube)
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Arranged by Jim Bottorff
Melody and 5-String Tab
 
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