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