Johnny Cash Casey Jones Lyrics

Casey Jones Lyrics

Come all you rounders if you wanna hear the story about a brave engineer

Casey Jones was the roller's name on a 68 wheeler course he won his fame

Caller called Casey bout half past four he kissed his wife at the station
door

He climbed in the cabin with his orders in his hand

Said this is the trip to the Promised Land

Casey Jones climbed in the cabin Casey Jones orders in his hand

Casey Jones leanin' out the window taking a trip to the Promised Land



Through South Memphis Yards on a fly rain been a fallin' and the water was
high

Everybody knew by the engine's moan that the man at the throttle was Casey
Jones

Well Jones said fireman now don't you fret Sam Webb said we ain't a givin' up
yet

We're eight hours late with the southbound mail

We'll be on time or we're leavin' the rails

Casey Jones climbed in the cabin



Dead on the rail was a passenger train blood was a boilin' in Casey's brain

Casey said hey now look out ahead jump Sam jump or we'll all be dead

With a hand on a whistle and a hand on a brake north Mississippi was wide
awake

I see railroad official said he's a good engineer to be a laying dead

Casey Jones climbed in the cabin



Headaches and heartaches and all kinds of pain all the part of a railroad
train

Sweat and toil the good and the grand part of the life of a railroad man

Casey Jones climbed in the cabin