Rock Island Line

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 a train driver
He pulled up to the tollgate
And a man hollered and asked him
What all he had on board and said
I got livestock
I got livestock
I got cows
I got pigs
I got sheep
I got mules
I got all live stock
Well he said you're 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
And looked back at the man
He said Well I fooled you
I fooled you
I got pigiron
I got pigiron
I got old pigiron
Down the Rock Island Line
She's a mighty good road
Rock Island Line it's the road to ride
Rock Island Line it's a mighty good road
Well if you ride it
You got to ride it like you find it
Get your ticket at the station
For the Rock Island Line
Looked cloudy in the west
And it looked like rain
Round the curve came a passenger train
North bound train on a southbound track
He's alright a leavin' but he won't be back
Well, the Rock Island Line
She's a mighty good road
Rock Island Line it's the road to ride
Rock Island Line it's a mighty good road
Well if you ride it
You got to ride it like you find it
Get your ticket at the station
For the Rock Island Line
Oh 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
There were two more drinks
That he'd like to try
The conductor 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 the road to ride
Rock Island Line
It's a mighty good road
Well if you ride it you got to ride it
Like you find it
Get your ticket at the station
For the Rock Island Line