Casey Jones · letra

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Come all you rounders if you want to hear the story about a brave engineer Casey Jones was the roller's name on a 68 wheeler course he won his fame Caller called Casey about half past four he kissed his wife at the station door He climbed in the cabin with his orders in his hand Said this is the trip to the Promised Land Casey Jones climbed in the cabin Casey Jones orders in his hand Casey Jones leaning out the window taking a trip to the Promised Land Through South Memphis Yards on a fly rain been a falling and the water was high Everybody knew by the engine's moan that the man at the throttle was Casey Jones Well Jones said fireman now don't you fret Sam Webb said we are not a giving up yet We are eight hours late with the southbound mail We'll be on time or we are leaving the rails Casey Jones climbed in the cabin Dead on the rail was a passenger train blood was a boiling in Casey's brain Casey said hey now look out ahead jump Sam jump or we'll all be dead With a hand on a whistle and a hand on a brake north Mississippi was wide awake I see railroad official said he's a good engineer to be a laying dead Casey Jones climbed in the cabin Headaches and heartaches and all kinds of pain all the part of a railroad train Sweat and toil the good and the grand part of the life of a railroad man Casey Jones climbed in the cabin