Rock Island Line (2017 Remaster)

Now, this here's a 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, y'know, if 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, the train driver, he pulled up to the toll gate

And the man hollered and asked him what all he had on board, and he said

"I got livestock, I got livestock

I got cows, I got pigs, I got sheep

I got mules, I got all livestock"

Well, he said, "You're alright, boy

You don't have to pay no toll

You can just go right on through"

So, he went on through the toll gate, and as he went through

He started picking up a little bit of speed

Picking up a little bit of steam

He got on through he turned and looked back at the man, he said

"Well, I fooled you, I fooled you

I got pig iron, I got pig iron

I got all pig iron"

Now, the Rock Island Line, she's a mighty good road

Rock Island Line, it's a road to ride

Rock Island Line, it's a mighty good road

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

Get your ticket at the station for the Rock Island Line

Oh, cloudy in the west, and it looked like rain

'Round the curve come a passenger train

Northbound train on a southbound track

He's all right a-leavin', but he won't be back

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

Rock Island Line, it's a road to ride

Rock Island Line, it's a mighty good road

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

Get your ticket at the station for the Rock Island Line

Well 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 were two more drinks that he'd like to try

The doctor said, "What could they be?"

"A hot cup of coffee and cold glass of tea"

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

Rock Island Line, it's a road to ride

Rock Island Line, it's a mighty good road

Well, if you want to ride you gotta ride like you find it

Get your ticket at the station of the Rock Island Line