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Rock Island Line - Lonnie Donegan |
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Now this here's the story about the Rock Island Line |
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The Rock Island Line she runs down into New Orleasn |
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And just outside of New Orleans is a big toll gate |
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And all the trains that go through the toll gate |
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They gotta pay the man some money |
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But of course if you got certain things on board |
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You're okay and you don't have to pay the man nothing |
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And just now we saw a train was coming down the line |
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When you come up to the toll gate |
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The driver he shout down to the man |
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I got pigs I got horses I got cows |
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I got sheep I got all livestock I got all livestock |
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I got all livestock |
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The man say you alright boy just |
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Get on through you don't have to pay me nothing |
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And then the train go through |
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And when he go through the tollgate |
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The train gotta have a little bit of steam |
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And a little bit of speed |
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And when the driver think he safely on the other side |
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He shouts back down the line to the man |
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I fooled you I fooled you |
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I got pig iron I got pig iron |
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I got all pig iron |
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Now I'll tell you where I'm going boy |
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Down the rock island line is a might good road |
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Oh the rock island line is the road to ride |
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The rock island line is a mighty good road |
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Well if you want to ride you gotta ride it |
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Like you find it |
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Get your ticket at the station of the rock island line |
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Well I may be right I may be wrong |
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You're gonna miss me when I'm gone |
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Down the rock island line is a might good road |
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Oh the rock island line is the road to ride |
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The rock island line is a mighty good road |
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If you want to ride you gotta ride it |
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Like you find it |
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Get your ticket at the station of the rock island line |
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Hey you are safe within |
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The good Lord's coming to see me again |
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Down the rock island line is a might good road |
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Oh the rock island line is the road to ride |
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The rock island line is a mighty good road |
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If you want to ride you gotta ride it |
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Like you find it |
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Get your ticket at the station of the rock island line |
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ABC WXYZ |
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The cats on the cover but he don't see me |
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Down the rock island line is a might good road |
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Oh the rock island line is the road to ride |
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The rock island line is a mighty good road |
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If you want to ride you gotta ride it |
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Like you find it |
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Get your ticket at the station of the rock island line |
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Rock island line is a might good road |
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Oh the rock island line is the road to ride |
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The rock island line is a mighty good road |
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If you want to ride you gotta ride it |
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Like you find it |
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Get your ticket at the station of the rock island line |
