Rock Island Line歌词

[00:04.83]Now this here's the story about the Rock Island Line
[00:08.69]Well, the Rock Island Line she runs down into New Orleans
[00:12.79]There's a big toll-gate down there
[00:14.35]And you know when you got certain things on board
[00:16.19]When you go through the toll-gate
[00:18.00]Well, you don't have to pay the man no toll
[00:21.01]Well, a traindriver, he pulled up to the toll-gate
[00:23.35]And the man hollered nicely what all he had on board
[00:25.68]And he said
[00:27.22]"I got live stock, I got live stock
[00:31.28]I got cows, I got pigs, I got sheep
[00:34.00]I got mules, I got all live stock
[00:41.47]Well, they said, you're all right boy"
[00:43.52]You don't have to pay no toll
[00:44.72]You just go right on through
[00:45.93]So, he went on through the toll-gate
[00:49.25]And as he went through
[00:50.20]He started pickin' up a little bit of speed
[00:54.36]Pickin' up a little bit of steam
[01:00.44]He got on through and he turned to look back at the man
[01:02.34]And he said
[01:04.74]"Well, I fooled you, I fooled you
[01:06.80]I got pig iron, I got pig iron
[01:08.69]I got all pig iron
[01:11.70]Down the Rock Island Line, she's a might good road"
[01:14.21]Rock Island Line it's the road to ride
[01:16.15]Rock Island Line is a mighty good road
[01:17.86]Well, if you ride it you gotta ride it like you find it
[01:19.82]Get your ticket at the station for the Rock Island Line
[01:23.08]Oh, cloudy in the west and it looks like rain
[01:25.13]Around the curve comes a passenger train
[01:27.34]Northbound train on a southbound track
[01:29.29]He's already leaving, but he won't be back
[01:31.10]Well, the Rock Island Line, she's a might good road
[01:33.25]Rock Island Line it's the road to ride
[01:35.10]Rock Island Line is a mighty good road
[01:36.89]Well, if you ride it you gotta ride it like you find it
[01:38.85]Get your ticket at the station for the Rock Island Line
[01:42.26]Oh, I may be right and I may be wrong
[01:44.32]But you're gonna miss me when I'm gone
[01:47.52]Well, the engineer said before he died
[01:49.56]There are two more drinks that he'd like to try
[01:51.72]The doctor said, what could they be
[01:53.62]A hot cup of coffee and a cold glass of tea
[01:55.47]Well, the Rock Island Line, she's a might good road
[01:57.58]Rock Island Line it's the road to ride
[01:59.49]Rock Island Line is a mighty good road
[02:01.30]Well, if you ride it you gotta ride it like you find it
[02:03.25]Get your ticket at the station for the Rock Island Line