《The Rock Island Line》歌词

[00:00:00] The Rock Island Line - Johnny Cash

[00:00:05] Now this here is the story

[00:00:06] About the Rock Island Line

[00:00:08] Well, the Rock Island Line

[00:00:09] She runs down into New Orleans

[00:00:12] There's a big toll-gate down there

[00:00:13] And you know when

[00:00:14] You got certain things on board

[00:00:15] When you go through the toll-gate

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

[00:00:20] Well, a traindriver, he pulled up to the toll-gate

[00:00:22] And the man hollered nicely

[00:00:23] What all he had on board

[00:00:24] And he said

[00:00:26] "I got live stock, I got live stock

[00:00:30] I got cows, I got pigs, I got sheep

[00:00:32] I got mules, I got all live stock

[00:00:39] Well, they said, you're all right boy"

[00:00:41] You don't have to pay no toll

[00:00:42] You just go right on through

[00:00:43] So, he went on through the toll-gate

[00:00:47] And as he went through

[00:00:48] He started pickin' up a little bit of speed

[00:00:52] Pickin' up a little bit of steam

[00:00:58] He got on andthrough

[00:00:58] He turned to look back at the man

[00:00:59] And he said

[00:01:02] "Well, I fooled you, I fooled you

[00:01:04] I got pig iron, I got pig iron

[00:01:05] I got all pig iron

[00:01:08] Down the Rock Island Line

[00:01:09] She's a might good road"

[00:01:10] Rock Island Line it's the road to ride

[00:01:12] Rock Island Line is a mighty good road

[00:01:14] Well, if you ride it you gotta ride it like you find it

[00:01:16] Get your ticket at the station for the Rock Island Line

[00:01:19] Oh, cloudy in the west and it looks like rain

[00:01:21] Around the curve comes a passenger train

[00:01:23] Northbound train on a southbound track

[00:01:25] He's already leaving, but he won't be back

[00:01:27] Well, the Rock Island Line

[00:01:28] She's a might good road

[00:01:29] Rock Island Line it's the road to ride

[00:01:30] Rock Island Line is a mighty good road

[00:01:32] Well, if you ride it you gotta ride it like you find it

[00:01:34] Get your ticket at the station for the Rock Island Line

[00:01:38] Oh, I may be right and I may be wrong

[00:01:39] But you're gonna miss me when I'm gone

[00:01:43] Well, the engineer said before he died

[00:01:44] There are two more drinks that he'd like to try

[00:01:47] The doctor said, what could they be

[00:01:48] A hot cup of coffee and a cold glass of tea

[00:01:50] Well, the Rock Island Line, she's a might good road

[00:01:52] Rock Island Line it's the road to ride

[00:01:53] Rock Island Line is a mighty good road

[00:01:55] Well, if you ride it you gotta ride it like you find it

[00:01:57] Get your ticket at the station for the Rock Island Line