Rock Island Line - Remastered 2022

Now, this here's a story about the Rock Island Line
Well, the Rock Island line, she runs down into New Orleans
There's a big tollgate down there
And you know if you got certain things on board when you go through the tollgate
Well, you don't have to pay the man no toll

Well, the train driver, he pulled up to the tollgate
The man hollered and asked him what all he had on board, and he said

"I got livestock, I got livestock
I got cows, I got pigs, I got sheep, I got mules, I got all livestock"

Well, he said, "You alright, boy?
You don't have to pay no toll, you can just go right on through"
So, he went on through the tollgate
And as he went through, he started pickin' up a little bit of speed
Pickin' up a little bit of steam
He got on through, he turned, looked back at the man, he said

"Well, I fooled you, I fooled you, I got pig iron, I got pig iron
I got all pig iron"

Down the Rock Island Line, she's a mighty good road
Rock Island Line, it's a road to ride
Rock Island Line, it's a mighty good road
Well, if you ride, you gotta ride it like you find it
Get your ticket at the station for the Rock Island Line

Oh! Cloudy in the west, and it looked like rain
'Round the curve come a passenger train
Northbound train on the Southbound track
He's all right a-leavin, but he won't be back

Well, the Rock Island Line, she's a mighty good road
Rock Island Line, it's a road to ride
Rock Island Line, it's a mighty good road
Well, if you ride, you gotta ride it like you find it
Get your ticket at the station for the Rock Island Line

Well, I may be right, and I may be wrong
But you're gonna miss me when I'm gone
Well, the engineer said before he died
That there were two more drinks that he'd like to try
The doctor said, "What could they be?"
A hot cup of coffee and a cold glass of tea

Well, the Rock Island Line, she's a mighty good road
Rock Island Line, it's a road to ride
Rock Island Line, it's a mighty good road
Well, if you ride, you gotta ride it like you find it
Get your ticket at the station for the Rock Island Line