Now this here's the 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 you know when 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, a traindriver, he pulled up to the toll-gate And the man hollered nicely what all he had on board And he said "I got live stock, I got live stock I got cows, I got pigs, I got sheep I got mules, I got all live stock Well, they said, you're all right boy" You don't have to pay no toll You just go right on through So, he went on through the toll-gate And as he went through He started pickin' up a little bit of speed Pickin' up a little bit of steam He got on through and he turned to look back at the man And he said "Well, I fooled you, I fooled you I got pig iron, I got pig iron I got all pig iron Down the Rock Island Line, she's a might good road" Rock Island Line it's the road to ride Rock Island Line is a mighty good road Well, if you ride it you gotta ride it like you find it Get your ticket at the station for the Rock Island Line Oh, cloudy in the west and it looks like rain Around the curve comes a passenger train Northbound train on a southbound track He's already leaving, but he won't be back Well, the Rock Island Line, she's a might good road Rock Island Line it's the road to ride Rock Island Line is a mighty good road Well, if you ride it you gotta ride it like you find it Get your ticket at the station for the Rock Island Line Oh, 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 are two more drinks that he'd like to try The doctor said, what could they be A hot cup of coffee and a cold glass of tea Well, the Rock Island Line, she's a might good road Rock Island Line it's the road to ride Rock Island Line is a mighty good road Well, if you ride it you gotta ride it like you find it Get your ticket at the station for the Rock Island Line
[00:04.43]Now this here's the story about the Rock Island Line [00:08.29]Well, the Rock Island Line she runs down into New Orleans [00:12.39]There's a big toll-gate down there [00:13.95]And you know when you got certain things on board [00:15.79]When you go through the toll-gate [00:17.60]Well, you don't have to pay the man no toll [00:20.61]Well, a traindriver, he pulled up to the toll-gate [00:22.95]And the man hollered nicely what all he had on board [00:25.28]And he said [00:26.82]"I got live stock, I got live stock [00:30.88]I got cows, I got pigs, I got sheep [00:33.60]I got mules, I got all live stock [00:41.07]Well, they said, you're all right boy" [00:43.12]You don't have to pay no toll [00:44.32]You just go right on through [00:45.53]So, he went on through the toll-gate [00:48.85]And as he went through [00:49.80]He started pickin' up a little bit of speed [00:53.96]Pickin' up a little bit of steam [01:00.04]He got on through and he turned to look back at the man [01:01.94]And he said [01:04.34]"Well, I fooled you, I fooled you [01:06.40]I got pig iron, I got pig iron [01:08.29]I got all pig iron [01:11.30]Down the Rock Island Line, she's a might good road" [01:13.81]Rock Island Line it's the road to ride [01:15.75]Rock Island Line is a mighty good road [01:17.46]Well, if you ride it you gotta ride it like you find it [01:19.42]Get your ticket at the station for the Rock Island Line [01:22.68]Oh, cloudy in the west and it looks like rain [01:24.73]Around the curve comes a passenger train [01:26.94]Northbound train on a southbound track [01:28.89]He's already leaving, but he won't be back [01:30.70]Well, the Rock Island Line, she's a might good road [01:32.85]Rock Island Line it's the road to ride [01:34.70]Rock Island Line is a mighty good road [01:36.49]Well, if you ride it you gotta ride it like you find it [01:38.45]Get your ticket at the station for the Rock Island Line [01:41.86]Oh, I may be right and I may be wrong [01:43.92]But you're gonna miss me when I'm gone [01:47.12]Well, the engineer said before he died [01:49.16]There are two more drinks that he'd like to try [01:51.32]The doctor said, what could they be [01:53.22]A hot cup of coffee and a cold glass of tea [01:55.07]Well, the Rock Island Line, she's a might good road [01:57.18]Rock Island Line it's the road to ride [01:59.09]Rock Island Line is a mighty good road [02:00.90]Well, if you ride it you gotta ride it like you find it [02:02.85]Get your ticket at the station for the Rock Island Line
