Casey Jones
Johnny Cash
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Intro :G
CGome all you rounders if you wanna hear
The story about a bCrave enginD7eer.
CGasey Jones was the roller's name
On a 68 wheeler course he rD7ode to fGame.
CGaller called Casey bout half past four
He kissed his wife at the sCtation dD7oor.
He cGlimbed in the cabin with his orders in his hand
Said this is the trip to the PD7romised LaGnd.
Casey Jones climbed in the cDabin
CGasey Jones orders in his hDand
CGasey Jones leaning out the wDindow
MGaking a trip to the PDromised LGand.
TGhrough South Memphis Yards on a fly
Rain been a falling and the wCater was hD7igh.
EGverybody knew by the engine's moan
That the man at the throttle was CD7asey JGones.
WGell Jones said fireman now don't you fret
Sam Webb said "We ain't a Cgiving up D7yet
We're eGight hours late with the southbound mail
We'll be on time or we're lD7eaving the rGails."
Casey Jones climbed in the cDabin
CGasey Jones orders in his hDand
CGasey Jones leaning out the wDindow
MGaking a trip to the PDromised LGand.
DGead on the rail was a passenger train
Blood was a boiling in CCasey's bD7rain.
CGasey said "Hey now look out ahead
Jump Sam jump or wD7e'll all bGe dead."
WGith a hand on a whistle and a hand on a brake
North Mississippi was wCide aD7wake.
IG see railroad official said
"He's a good engineer to be a lD7ying dGead."
Casey Jones climbed in the cDabin
CGasey Jones orders in his hDand
CGasey Jones leaning out the wDindow
MGaking a trip to the PDromised LGand.
HGeadaches and heartaches and all kinds of pain
All the part of a rCailroad tD7rain.
SGweat and toil the good and the grand
Are part of the life of a rD7ailroad mGan.
Casey Jones climbed in the cDabin
CGasey Jones orders in his hDand
CGasey Jones leaning out the wDindow
MGaking a trip to the PDromised LGand.