Now, this here's the story about the Island line Now, the Island line is a railroad line And it down into New Orleasn And outside of New Orleans is a big toll gate And all the trains that go through the gate Why, gotta pay the man some money of course, they got certain things on board Then they okay, they don't ever have to pay the man nothin' And now, we see a train She's comin' on the line And when she got up here to the gate The-a depot, he shout to the driver He to know what he got on board So he say a you got on board there, boy And the driver, he right on back to the depot agent Tell him he got on board The got a way of
I got sheep, I got I got horses, I got I got all I got all I got all
And the man say, well, he say Your there, boy You don't have to pay me get 'em on through So the train go through the toll And as it go It got up a little bit of And a, a little bit of And when he me On the side of the toll gate They, the shout back Down the to the man you don't hear what he say now But home down the Island line
I fooled you, I you I got pig iron, I got pig I got all pig
He said, tell you I'm goin', boy Goin' the Rock Island line, yes, yes She's a good road Oh well, the Rock Island She's a mighty good Island line is the road to ride Ya, the Rock line Is a mighty road And if you want to You gotta it you find it Get your ticket at the On the Rock Island Well, I may be I may be I know gonna miss me when I'm gone
Ya, the Island line a mighty good road Rock Island is the road to ride Ya, the Rock Island She's a mighty good And if you to ride You ride it you find it Get your ticket at the On the Rock line
A B C, W X Y Z Cat's in the But he see me
Now, the Rock Island She's a mighty good Rock Island line is the road to Ya, the Rock Island She's a good road And if you want to You ride it Like you it Get your at the station On the Rock Island
Hallaluah, I'm safe sin The Lord's comin' For to see me
it goin'
And the Rock Island She's a mighty good Rock line is the road to ride Ya, the Rock Island She's a good road And if you want to You ride it Like you it Get ticket at the station On the Rock line
The Rock line She's a mighty good Rock line is the road to ride Ya, the Rock Island She's a mighty road And if you want to You gotta it Like you it Get your ticket at the On the Island lineNow, this here's the story about the Rock Island line Now, the Rock line is a railroad line And it runs into New Orleasn And just of New Orleans is a big toll gate And all the trains go through the toll gate Why, they pay the man some money Less of course, they got certain on board Then they okay, then they don't ever have to pay the man And right now, we see a comin' on down the line And when she got up here to the gate The-a depot, he shout to the driver He to know what he got on board So he say a What you got on there, boy And the driver, he sing right on Down to the agent Tell him he got on board The got a way of
I got sheep, I got I got horses, I got I got all I got all I got all
And the man say, well, he say Your there, boy You don't have to pay me get 'em on through So the go through the toll gate And as it go It got up a bit of steam And a, a bit of speed And he sees me On the other of the toll gate They, the driver shout the line to the man 'Course you don't what he say now But home down the Rock Island
I fooled you, I you I got pig iron, I got pig I got all pig
He said, you where I'm goin', boy down the Rock Island line, yes, yes She's a mighty road Oh well, the Island line She's a mighty good Island line is the road to ride Ya, the Rock line Is a good road And if you want to You ride it Like you it Get ticket at the station On the Rock line Well, I may be I may be I know gonna miss me when I'm gone
Ya, the Island line She's a mighty good Rock Island line is the road to Ya, the Island line She's a mighty road And if you to ride You gotta it Like you it Get your ticket at the On the Island line
A B C, W X Y Z in the cupboard But he see me
Now, the Rock line She's a mighty road Island line is the road to ride Ya, the Island line a mighty good road And if you want to You ride it Like you it Get your at the station On the Rock Island
Hallaluah, I'm from sin The good Lord's For to see me
Keep it
And the Island line a mighty good road Rock Island line is the to ride Ya, the Island line She's a good road And if you to ride You ride it you find it Get your at the station On the Island line
The Rock line She's a mighty good Rock Island is the road to ride Ya, the Rock Island a mighty good road And if you to ride You gotta it Like you it Get your ticket at the On the Island line