Rock Island Line

Rock Island Line Lyrics

Song Rock Island Line
Artist Johnny Cash
Album Johnny Cash with His Hot and Blue Guitar
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[00:04.83] Now this here's the story about the Rock Island Line
[00:08.69] Well, the Rock Island Line she runs down into New Orleans
[00:12.79] There's a big toll-gate down there
[00:14.35] And you know when you got certain things on board
[00:16.19] When you go through the toll-gate
[00:18.00] Well, you don't have to pay the man no toll
[00:21.01] Well, a traindriver, he pulled up to the toll-gate
[00:23.35] And the man hollered nicely what all he had on board
[00:25.68] And he said
[00:27.22] "I got live stock, I got live stock
[00:31.28] I got cows, I got pigs, I got sheep
[00:34.00] I got mules, I got all live stock
[00:41.47] Well, they said, you're all right boy"
[00:43.52] You don't have to pay no toll
[00:44.72] You just go right on through
[00:45.93] So, he went on through the toll-gate
[00:49.25] And as he went through
[00:50.20] He started pickin' up a little bit of speed
[00:54.36] Pickin' up a little bit of steam
[01:00.44] He got on through and he turned to look back at the man
[01:02.34] And he said
[01:04.74] "Well, I fooled you, I fooled you
[01:06.80] I got pig iron, I got pig iron
[01:08.69] I got all pig iron
[01:11.70] Down the Rock Island Line, she's a might good road"
[01:14.21] Rock Island Line it's the road to ride
[01:16.15] Rock Island Line is a mighty good road
[01:17.86] Well, if you ride it you gotta ride it like you find it
[01:19.82] Get your ticket at the station for the Rock Island Line
[01:23.08] Oh, cloudy in the west and it looks like rain
[01:25.13] Around the curve comes a passenger train
[01:27.34] Northbound train on a southbound track
[01:29.29] He's already leaving, but he won't be back
[01:31.10] Well, the Rock Island Line, she's a might good road
[01:33.25] Rock Island Line it's the road to ride
[01:35.10] Rock Island Line is a mighty good road
[01:36.89] Well, if you ride it you gotta ride it like you find it
[01:38.85] Get your ticket at the station for the Rock Island Line
[01:42.26] Oh, I may be right and I may be wrong
[01:44.32] But you're gonna miss me when I'm gone
[01:47.52] Well, the engineer said before he died
[01:49.56] There are two more drinks that he'd like to try
[01:51.72] The doctor said, what could they be
[01:53.62] A hot cup of coffee and a cold glass of tea
[01:55.47] Well, the Rock Island Line, she's a might good road
[01:57.58] Rock Island Line it's the road to ride
[01:59.49] Rock Island Line is a mighty good road
[02:01.30] Well, if you ride it you gotta ride it like you find it
[02:03.25] Get your ticket at the station for the Rock Island Line
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