Now

This here's the story about the Rock Island line

Now

The Rock Island line is a railroad line

And it runs down into New Orleasn

And just outside of New Orleans is a big toll gate

And all the trains that go through the toll gate

Why

They gotta pay the man some money

Less of course

They got certain things on board

Then they okay

Then they don't ever have to pay the man nothin'

And right now

We see a train

She's comin' on down the line

And when she got up here to the toll gate

The a depot

He shout down to the driver

He want to know what he got on board

So he say a

What you got on board there

Boy

And the driver

He sing right on back

Down to the depot agent

Tell him what he got on board

The got a way of singing

I got sheep

I got cows

I got horses

I got pigs

I got all livestock

I got all livestock

I got all livestock

And the man say

Well

He say

Your alright there

Boy

You don't have to pay me nothin'

Just get 'em on through

So the train go through the toll gate

And as it go through

It got up a little bit of steam

And a

A little bit of speed

And when he sees me

On the other side of the toll gate

They

The driver shout back

Down the line to the man

'Course you don't hear what he say now

But home down the Rock Island line

I fooled you

I fooled you

I got pig iron

I got pig iron

I got all pig iron

He said

Tell you where I'm goin'

Boy

Goin' down the Rock Island line

Yes

Yes

She's a mighty good road

Oh well

The Rock Island line

She's a mighty good road

Rock Island line is the road to ride

Ya

The Rock Island line

Is a mighty good road

And if you want to ride

You gotta ride it

Like you find it

Get your ticket at the station

On the Rock Island line

Well

I may be right

I may be wrong

I know you're gonna miss me when I'm gone

Ya

The Rock Island line

She's a mighty good road

Rock Island line is the road to ride

Ya

The Rock Island line

She's a mighty good road

And if you want to ride

You gotta ride it

Like you find it

Get your ticket at the station

On the Rock Island line

A B C

W X Y Z

Cat's in the cupboard

But he don't see me

Now

The Rock Island line

She's a mighty good road

Rock Island line is the road to ride

Ya

The Rock Island line

She's a mighty good road

And if you want to ride

You gotta ride it

Like you find it

Get your ticket at the station

On the Rock Island line

Hallaluah

I'm safe from sin

The good Lord's comin'

For to see me again

Keep it goin'

And the Rock Island line

She's a mighty good road

Rock Island line is the road to ride

Ya

The Rock Island line

She's a mighty good road

And if you want to ride

You gotta ride it

Like you find it

Get your ticket at the station

On the Rock Island line

The Rock Island line

She's a mighty good road

Rock Island line is the road to ride

Ya

The Rock Island line

She's a mighty good road

And if you want to ride

You gotta ride it

Like you find it

Get your ticket at the station

On the Rock Island line