Lonnie Donegan — Rock Island Line

[Intro] Now this here's the story about the Rock Island Line Now, the Rock Island Line's a railroad line And it runs down into New Orleans And just outside of New Orleans is a big tollgate And all the trains that go through the tollgate Why, they gotta pay the man some money Unless, of course, they got certain things on board Then they okay and they don't never have to pay the man nothin' And right now, we see a train, she comin' on down the line And when she get up near to the toll gate The depot agent, he shouts down to the driver He wanna know what they got on board So he say, uh, "What you got on board there, boy?" And the driver, he sing right on back down to the depot agent And tell 'em just what he got on board He had a way of singin' [Verse 1] I got sheep, I got cows, I got horses, I got pigs I got all livestock, I got all livestock, I got all livestock [Bridge] And the man say, why, he say, "You alright then, boy You don't have to pay me nothin', just get 'em on through" So the train go through the tollgate And as he go through, he got up a little bit of steam And a little bit of speed And when he safely on the other side of the tollgate, they The driver shout back down the line to the man Course you don't get what he sayin' now But oh, I'm goin' down the Rock Island Line [Verse 2] He said, "Well, I fooled you, I fooled you I got pig iron, I got pig iron, I got all pig iron" He said, "Take it on down, boy Goin' down the Rock Island Line" Yes, yes, she's a mighty good road [Chorus] Oh, well, the rock island line, she's a mighty good road The rock island line is the road to ride 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 of the rock island line [Verse 3] Well, I may be right, I may be wrong I know you're gonna miss me when I'm gone [Chorus] Down the rock island line, she's a mighty good road The rock island line is the road to ride 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 [Verse 4] A-B-C, W-X-Y-Z The cats on the cover but he don't see me [Chorus] Down the rock island line, she's a mighty good road The rock island line is the road to ride 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 [Verse 5] Hallelujah, I'm safe from sin The good Lord's comin' forth to see me again Tell you, He's comin' [Chorus] Down the rock island line, she's a mighty good road Yeah, the rock island line is the road to ride 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 Rock island line, she's a mighty good road Rock island line is the road to ride 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