Rock Island Line

Now this here's the story about the Rock Island Line The Rock Island Line she runs down into New Orleans 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 But of course, if you got certain things on board You're okay and you don't have to pay the man nothin' And just now we see a train, she comin' down the line And when she come up near the toll gate The driver, he shout down to the man And he say "I got pigs, I got horses, I got cows I got sheep, I got all livestock, I got all livestock I got all livestock" And the man say "well you alright boy just Get on through, don't have to pay me nothin'" And the train go through And when he go through the tollgate The train got up a little bit of steam And a little bit of speed And when the driver think he safely on the other side He shouts back down the line to the man And he said "I fooled you, I fooled you I got pig iron, I got pig iron I got all pig iron" Now I'll tell you where I'm goin' boy Down the rock island line she's a mighty good road The rock island line is the road to ride Yes, 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 I may be right, I may be wrong You know you're gonna miss me when I'm gone Down the rock island line she's a mighty good road The rock island line is the road to ride Yes, 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 Hallelujah I'm safe from sin The good Lord's comin' for to see me again Down the rock island line she's a mighty good road The rock island line is the road to ride Yes, 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 A-B-C W-X-Y-Z The cats on the cover but he don't see me Down the rock island line she's a mighty good road The rock island line is the road to ride Yes, The rock island line is a mighty good road If you want to ride you gotta ride it like you find it Get your ticket at the station on the rock island line Rock island line, she's a mighty good road Rock island line is the road to ride Yeah! 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