Cash Johnny Rock Island Line Lyrics

Rock Island Line Lyrics

(Huddie Ledbetter)

 

  

 

 Now this here is the story about the Rock Island Line

 

 Well, the Rock Island Line she runs down into New Orleans

 

 There's a big toll-gate down there

 

 And you know when you got certain things on board

 

 When you go through the toll-gate

 

 Well, you don't have to pay the man no toll

 

 Well, a traindriver, he pulled up to the toll-gate

 

 And the man hollered nicely what all he had on board

 

 And he said:

 

 I got live stock, I got live stock

 

 I got cows, I got pigs, I got sheep

 

 I got mules, I got all live stock

 

 Well, they said, you're all right boy

 

 You don't have to pay no toll

 

 You just go right on through

 

 So, he went on through the toll-gate

 

 And as he went through...

 

 He started pickin' up a little bit of speed

 

 Pickin' up a little bit of steam

 

 He got on through and he turned to look back at the man

 

 And he said:

 

 Well, I fooled you, I fooled you

 

 I got pig iron, I got pig iron

 

 I got all pig iron

 

 Down the Rock Island Line, she's a might good road

 

 Rock Island Line it's the road to ride

 

 Rock Island Line is a mighty good road

 

 Well if you ride it you gotta ride it like you find it

 

 Get your ticket at the station for the Rock Island Line

 

 Oh, cloudy in the west and it looks like rain

 

 Around the curve comes a passenger train

 

 Northbound train on a southbound track

 

 He's already leaving, but he won't be back

 

 Well the Rock Island Line, she's a might good road

 

 Rock Island Line it's the road to ride

 

 Rock Island Line is a mighty good road

 

 Well if you ride it you gotta ride it like you find it

 

 Get your ticket at the station for the Rock Island Line

 

 Oh, I may be right and I may be wrong

 

 But you're gonna miss me when I'm gone

 

 Well the engineer said before he died

 

 There are two more drinks that he'd like to try

 

 The doctor said, what could they be

 

 A hot cup of coffee and a cold glass of tea

 

 Well the Rock Island Line, she's a might good road

 

 Rock Island Line it's the road to ride

 

 Rock Island Line is a mighty good road

 

 Well if you ride it you gotta ride it like you find it

 

 Get your ticket at the station for the Rock Island Line