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