Fire Ball Mail by Floyd Jenkins (Fred Rose) "It's a very good number, and it's done very well for me. A lot of the boys are still doing it today. I recorded it in 1943 in the key of A, but when I do it now, I have to do it down a couple of notes. I first thought it was written by a lady who was connected with Mr. Art Satherley, but I found out later, after I recorded it, that Fred [Rose] wrote it under the name Floyd Jenkins. I didn't know at first who 'Floyd Jenkins' was; it's easy to fool a country boy." —Roy Acuff Fire Ball Mail Here she comes look at her roll there she goes eatin' that coal Watch her fly huggin' the rails let her by by by it's the fireball mail Let her go look at her steam hear her blow whistle and scream Like a hound a waggin' his tail Dallas bound bound boud it's the 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 it's the fireball mail Watch her swerve look at her sway get that curve out of the way Watch her fly look at her sail let her by by by that's the fireball mail Now lere she comes look at her roll there she goes eatin' that coal Watch her fly huggin' the rails let her by by by the fireball mail Let her by by by the fireball mail Buy the song Fire Ball Mail