Rock island line

Song Rock island line
Artist Johnny Cash
Album The Ultimate Collection

Lyrics

[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