The Phantom Stage Coach - Vaughn Monroe

The night stage out of Abilene was wrecked in '65

11 souls were on that coach, not one was left alive

Old timers often shiver when they hear the grisly tale

For they say the devil and his coach were seen along that trail

And the phantom stage goes by

As the vultures circle high

And it’s horses scream with fright as it thunders through the night

The phantom stage that haunts the canyon train

Twas a gal the name of Sue that the trouble started through

And a box of golden nuggets, so we’re told

She had turned the gambler down and that night was leaving town

So he planned to get the woman and the gold

He waited on the canyon as the light was growing dim

The first shot hit the driver as the coach got to the rim

He dashed the maddened horses but they hadn’t far to go

They slipped, and overshot the rim, and disappeared below

And the phantom stage goes by

As the vultures circle high

And it’s horses scream with fright as it thunders through the night

The phantom stage that haunts the canyon train

At dawn they searched the ground but the wreck was never found

And if you pass that spot you’re not alone

For at midnight on the trail, the lost souls tell their tale

And they whisper that the devil took his own

And the phantom stage goes by

As the vultures circle high

And it’s horses scream with fright as it thunders through the night

The phantom stage that haunts the canyon train