《Rock Island Line re-recording》歌词

[00:00:01] 作词 : ledbetter

[00:00:05] now this here's a story about the rock island line

[00:00:09] well the rock island line she runs down into new orleans

[00:00:13] there's a big tollgate down there and you know

[00:00:15] if you got certain things on board when you go through the tollgate

[00:00:17] well you don't have to pay the man no toll

[00:00:20] well a train driver he pulled up to the tollgate

[00:00:23] and a man hollered and asked him what all he had on board and said

[00:00:27] i got livestock

[00:00:29] i got livestock

[00:00:31] i got cows

[00:00:32] i got pigs

[00:00:33] i got sheep

[00:00:34] i got mules

[00:00:35] i got all live stock

[00:00:41] well he said you're alright boy you don't have to pay no toll

[00:00:45] you can just go right on through so he went on through the tollgate

[00:00:48] and as he went through he started pickin' up a little bit of speed

[00:00:54] pickin' up a little bit of steam

[00:01:01] he got on through he turned and looked back at the man he said

[00:01:05] well i fooled you

[00:01:06] i fooled you

[00:01:07] i got pigiron

[00:01:08] i got pigiron

[00:01:09] i got old pigiron

[00:01:12] down the rock island line she's a mighty good road

[00:01:14] rock island line it's the road to ride

[00:01:16] rock island line it's a mighty good road

[00:01:18] well if you ride it you got to ride it like you find it

[00:01:20] get your ticket at the station for the rock island line

[00:01:23] looked cloudy in the west and it looked like rain

[00:01:25] round the curve came a passenger train

[00:01:27] north bound train on a southbound track

[00:01:29] he's alright a leavin' but he won't be back

[00:01:31] down the rock island line she's a mighty good road

[00:01:33] rock island line it's the road to ride

[00:01:35] rock island line it's a mighty good road

[00:01:37] well if you ride it you got to ride it like you find it

[00:01:39] get your ticket at the station for the rock island line

[00:01:42] oh i may be right and i may be wrong

[00:01:44] but you're gonna miss me when i'm gone

[00:01:48] well the engineer said before he died

[00:01:50] there were two more drinks that he'd like to try

[00:01:52] the conductor said what could they be

[00:01:54] a hot cup of coffee and a cold glass of tea

[00:01:56] down the rock island line she's a mighty good road

[00:01:58] rock island line it's the road to ride

[00:01:59] rock island line it's a mighty good road

[00:02:01] well if you ride it you got to ride it like you find it

[00:02:03] get your ticket at the station for the rock island line