She used to be an ironhorse
twenty years ago
Used to bring the mail to me

through the ice and snow

I sat alone and watched her

steaming through the night

Ninety tons of thunder clouding
(riding ?) up the sky

She was the princess of the night

We saw the writing on the wall

She was the princess of the night

I'd take a ride across the sky

Speeding sparks like lightning,

engine working hard

Furnace at the footplate

shining in the night

Iron striking metal the sound

of racing steel

That's all I ever wanna hear,

it's music to my ears

She was the princess of the night

We saw the writing on the wall

She was the princess of the night

I'd take a ride across the sky

(Repeat)
Ninety tons of thunder clouding
(riding) up the sky

Steaming red hot pistons see

the wheels flash by

Hear the whistle blowing

steaming down the track

If I ever had my way I'd bring

the princess back one day