Author: Elon (Posey) Randall
A Texas cowboy lay down on a bar room floor;
Having drunk so much he could drink no more.
So he fell asleep with a troubled brain
To dream that he rode on a hell-bound train.
The engine with murderous blood was damp
And was brilliantly lit with a brimstone lamp.
An imp, for fuel was shoveling bones
While the furnace rang with a thousand groans.
The boiler was filled with lagar beer
But the Devil himself was the engineer.
The passengers were a most motley crew:
Church member, atheist, gentile, and Jew,
Rich man in broadcloth, beggars in rags,
Handsome young ladies, and weathered old hags,
Yellow and black men, red, brown, and white.
All were chained together; Oh God, what a sight.
While the train rushed on at an awful pace,
The sulfurous fumes scorched their hands and face.
Wilder and wilder the country grew
As faster and faster the engine flew.
Louder and louder the thunder crashed
And brighter and brighter the lightning flashed.
Hotter and hotter the air became
Till the clothes were burned from each quivering frame.
And out in the distance there arose a yell.
“Ha Ha “ said the Devil, "We’re nearing hell."
Then oh how the passengers all shrieked with pain
And begged the Devil to stop the train.
But he capered about and danced with glee
And laughed and joked at their misery.
My faithful friends, you have done the work
And the Devil never can a payday shirk.
You’ve paid for fare so I’ll carry you through
For it’s only right you should have your due.
Why, the laborer always expects his hire
So I’ll land you safe in the lake of fire.
Where your flesh will waste in the flames that roar
And my imps torment you forevermore.
Now the cowboy awoke with an anguish cry.
His clothes were wet wet with sweat and his hair standing high.
Then he prayed as he never had prayed till that hour
To be safe from sin and the Devil’s power.
So his prayer was answered from heaven above,
And his soul was saved through God’s powerful love.
Praise the Lord !!!!
Posey Randall
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