Railroad Bill
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๐ Lyrics
Railroad Bill was a hard-living man
Used to take his women two at a time
Everyone agreed he was the baddest engineer
To ever motor down the Santa Fe line
His name was known from the folks back home
To the tippy-top of Telegraph Hill
And all the little boys, when they were sneaking cigarettes
Would dream of the Railroad Bill
One day Bill was walking along
And he saw a kitten stuck in a tree
When he saw what's the matter, he ran to get a ladder
To set that kitty cat free
Bill said, "No, ain't gonna do it, ain't gonna climb no tree
This is a stupid song
And no folksinger's gonna make a fool out of me"
I said, "One day Bill was walking along
And he saw a kitten stuck in a tree
When he saw what's the matter, he ran to get a ladder
To set that kitty cat free"
Bill said, "No, ain't gonna do it, ain't gonna do what you said
This is a stupid, stupid song
And as far as I'm concerned
That cat can stay there 'til it's dead"
I said, "Wait a minute, Bill, you can't argue with me
For God's sake, I just made you up
I got the pen in my hand, I want you up in that tree
And I want that cat unstuck"
"No, no, I hate cats, I ain't gonna climb for no cat
Perhaps I could rescue a beautiful woman
Who's been tied down on the railroad track"
I said, "Maybe there'll be room in the eighth or ninth verse
But right now I want you up in that tree
I'm the writer, goddamn, I got the pen in my hand
And you're supposed to listen to me"
"You asshole, why should I listen to you?
You should listen to me instead
I'm a railroad man, and if I were real
I'd separate your face from your head"
"You ungrateful brute," I cried, "You pushed me too far
I gotta show you I can do as I please"
Then an earthquake came and shook the whole terrain
And brought Railroad Bill to his knees
A tidal wave broke and everything got soaked
And Bill was almost completely washed away
And a big green monster from the planet Neptune landed
And bit Railroad Bill on the leg
"I got the pen in my hand, I can do what I want
I'm a bright young talent on the rise
So get your ass up that tree, or I swear
You're not going to get out of my folk song alive"
"You don't scare me, you might be funny, but you don't scare me
If you don't leave me alone, I'm gonna tell everybody
Where you stole this melody"
But before he could speak, his tongue fell out
And he could not make a sound
He jumped on me, he grabbed me by the neck
And he pulled me to the ground
He hit me in the stomach and he hit me in the face real hard
And I think he almost broke my nose
Just then a lightning bolt came out of the middle of nowhere
And hit him right between the eyes
And killed him instantly
The cat came down from the tree
Had a bowl of warm milk and went to sleep for the night
Railroad Bill is survived by a wife and three lovely children
Dear God, I love to write
"Okay, no, I'll do what it takes"
(Kumbaya, my Lord)
Used to take his women two at a time
Everyone agreed he was the baddest engineer
To ever motor down the Santa Fe line
His name was known from the folks back home
To the tippy-top of Telegraph Hill
And all the little boys, when they were sneaking cigarettes
Would dream of the Railroad Bill
One day Bill was walking along
And he saw a kitten stuck in a tree
When he saw what's the matter, he ran to get a ladder
To set that kitty cat free
Bill said, "No, ain't gonna do it, ain't gonna climb no tree
This is a stupid song
And no folksinger's gonna make a fool out of me"
I said, "One day Bill was walking along
And he saw a kitten stuck in a tree
When he saw what's the matter, he ran to get a ladder
To set that kitty cat free"
Bill said, "No, ain't gonna do it, ain't gonna do what you said
This is a stupid, stupid song
And as far as I'm concerned
That cat can stay there 'til it's dead"
I said, "Wait a minute, Bill, you can't argue with me
For God's sake, I just made you up
I got the pen in my hand, I want you up in that tree
And I want that cat unstuck"
"No, no, I hate cats, I ain't gonna climb for no cat
Perhaps I could rescue a beautiful woman
Who's been tied down on the railroad track"
I said, "Maybe there'll be room in the eighth or ninth verse
But right now I want you up in that tree
I'm the writer, goddamn, I got the pen in my hand
And you're supposed to listen to me"
"You asshole, why should I listen to you?
You should listen to me instead
I'm a railroad man, and if I were real
I'd separate your face from your head"
"You ungrateful brute," I cried, "You pushed me too far
I gotta show you I can do as I please"
Then an earthquake came and shook the whole terrain
And brought Railroad Bill to his knees
A tidal wave broke and everything got soaked
And Bill was almost completely washed away
And a big green monster from the planet Neptune landed
And bit Railroad Bill on the leg
"I got the pen in my hand, I can do what I want
I'm a bright young talent on the rise
So get your ass up that tree, or I swear
You're not going to get out of my folk song alive"
"You don't scare me, you might be funny, but you don't scare me
If you don't leave me alone, I'm gonna tell everybody
Where you stole this melody"
But before he could speak, his tongue fell out
And he could not make a sound
He jumped on me, he grabbed me by the neck
And he pulled me to the ground
He hit me in the stomach and he hit me in the face real hard
And I think he almost broke my nose
Just then a lightning bolt came out of the middle of nowhere
And hit him right between the eyes
And killed him instantly
The cat came down from the tree
Had a bowl of warm milk and went to sleep for the night
Railroad Bill is survived by a wife and three lovely children
Dear God, I love to write
"Okay, no, I'll do what it takes"
(Kumbaya, my Lord)
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:18.26] Railroad Bill was a hard-living man
[00:20.46] Used to take his women two at a time
[00:24.35] Everyone agreed he was the baddest engineer
[00:26.61] To ever motor down the Santa Fe line
[00:29.37] His name was known from the folks back home
[00:31.92] To the tippy-top of Telegraph Hill
[00:34.69] And all the little boys, when they were sneaking cigarettes
[00:37.23] Would dream of the Railroad Bill
[00:44.02] One day Bill was walking along
[00:46.27] And he saw a kitten stuck in a tree
[00:50.29] When he saw what's the matter, he ran to get a ladder
[00:53.20] To set that kitty cat free
[00:55.31] Bill said, "No, ain't gonna do it, ain't gonna climb no tree
[01:00.72] This is a stupid song
[01:02.42] And no folksinger's gonna make a fool out of me"
[01:07.30] I said, "One day Bill was walking along
[01:10.00] And he saw a kitten stuck in a tree
[01:13.86] When he saw what's the matter, he ran to get a ladder
[01:16.86] To set that kitty cat free"
[01:19.04] Bill said, "No, ain't gonna do it, ain't gonna do what you said
[01:23.81] This is a stupid, stupid song
[01:25.87] And as far as I'm concerned
[01:27.11] That cat can stay there 'til it's dead"
[01:29.62] I said, "Wait a minute, Bill, you can't argue with me
[01:32.24] For God's sake, I just made you up
[01:34.74] I got the pen in my hand, I want you up in that tree
[01:37.41] And I want that cat unstuck"
[01:40.85] "No, no, I hate cats, I ain't gonna climb for no cat
[01:45.58] Perhaps I could rescue a beautiful woman
[01:47.63] Who's been tied down on the railroad track"
[01:50.46] I said, "Maybe there'll be room in the eighth or ninth verse
[01:53.05] But right now I want you up in that tree
[01:55.89] I'm the writer, goddamn, I got the pen in my hand
[01:58.52] And you're supposed to listen to me"
[02:01.06] "You asshole, why should I listen to you?
[02:03.77] You should listen to me instead
[02:06.35] I'm a railroad man, and if I were real
[02:09.26] I'd separate your face from your head"
[02:11.70] "You ungrateful brute," I cried, "You pushed me too far
[02:14.27] I gotta show you I can do as I please"
[02:17.03] Then an earthquake came and shook the whole terrain
[02:19.40] And brought Railroad Bill to his knees
[02:22.48] A tidal wave broke and everything got soaked
[02:24.95] And Bill was almost completely washed away
[02:27.52] And a big green monster from the planet Neptune landed
[02:30.20] And bit Railroad Bill on the leg
[02:31.95] "I got the pen in my hand, I can do what I want
[02:35.41] I'm a bright young talent on the rise
[02:37.87] So get your ass up that tree, or I swear
[02:39.81] You're not going to get out of my folk song alive"
[02:45.79]
[02:49.66] "You don't scare me, you might be funny, but you don't scare me
[02:58.08] If you don't leave me alone, I'm gonna tell everybody
[03:00.99] Where you stole this melody"
[03:03.57] But before he could speak, his tongue fell out
[03:06.30] And he could not make a sound
[03:08.83] He jumped on me, he grabbed me by the neck
[03:11.51] And he pulled me to the ground
[03:14.11] He hit me in the stomach and he hit me in the face real hard
[03:16.98] And I think he almost broke my nose
[03:19.40] Just then a lightning bolt came out of the middle of nowhere
[03:20.75] And hit him right between the eyes
[03:22.15] And killed him instantly
[03:26.35]
[03:28.95] The cat came down from the tree
[03:30.85] Had a bowl of warm milk and went to sleep for the night
[03:35.58] Railroad Bill is survived by a wife and three lovely children
[03:42.72] Dear God, I love to write
[03:47.55]
[03:51.52] "Okay, no, I'll do what it takes"
[04:02.83] (Kumbaya, my Lord)
[04:13.23]
[00:20.46] Used to take his women two at a time
[00:24.35] Everyone agreed he was the baddest engineer
[00:26.61] To ever motor down the Santa Fe line
[00:29.37] His name was known from the folks back home
[00:31.92] To the tippy-top of Telegraph Hill
[00:34.69] And all the little boys, when they were sneaking cigarettes
[00:37.23] Would dream of the Railroad Bill
[00:44.02] One day Bill was walking along
[00:46.27] And he saw a kitten stuck in a tree
[00:50.29] When he saw what's the matter, he ran to get a ladder
[00:53.20] To set that kitty cat free
[00:55.31] Bill said, "No, ain't gonna do it, ain't gonna climb no tree
[01:00.72] This is a stupid song
[01:02.42] And no folksinger's gonna make a fool out of me"
[01:07.30] I said, "One day Bill was walking along
[01:10.00] And he saw a kitten stuck in a tree
[01:13.86] When he saw what's the matter, he ran to get a ladder
[01:16.86] To set that kitty cat free"
[01:19.04] Bill said, "No, ain't gonna do it, ain't gonna do what you said
[01:23.81] This is a stupid, stupid song
[01:25.87] And as far as I'm concerned
[01:27.11] That cat can stay there 'til it's dead"
[01:29.62] I said, "Wait a minute, Bill, you can't argue with me
[01:32.24] For God's sake, I just made you up
[01:34.74] I got the pen in my hand, I want you up in that tree
[01:37.41] And I want that cat unstuck"
[01:40.85] "No, no, I hate cats, I ain't gonna climb for no cat
[01:45.58] Perhaps I could rescue a beautiful woman
[01:47.63] Who's been tied down on the railroad track"
[01:50.46] I said, "Maybe there'll be room in the eighth or ninth verse
[01:53.05] But right now I want you up in that tree
[01:55.89] I'm the writer, goddamn, I got the pen in my hand
[01:58.52] And you're supposed to listen to me"
[02:01.06] "You asshole, why should I listen to you?
[02:03.77] You should listen to me instead
[02:06.35] I'm a railroad man, and if I were real
[02:09.26] I'd separate your face from your head"
[02:11.70] "You ungrateful brute," I cried, "You pushed me too far
[02:14.27] I gotta show you I can do as I please"
[02:17.03] Then an earthquake came and shook the whole terrain
[02:19.40] And brought Railroad Bill to his knees
[02:22.48] A tidal wave broke and everything got soaked
[02:24.95] And Bill was almost completely washed away
[02:27.52] And a big green monster from the planet Neptune landed
[02:30.20] And bit Railroad Bill on the leg
[02:31.95] "I got the pen in my hand, I can do what I want
[02:35.41] I'm a bright young talent on the rise
[02:37.87] So get your ass up that tree, or I swear
[02:39.81] You're not going to get out of my folk song alive"
[02:45.79]
[02:49.66] "You don't scare me, you might be funny, but you don't scare me
[02:58.08] If you don't leave me alone, I'm gonna tell everybody
[03:00.99] Where you stole this melody"
[03:03.57] But before he could speak, his tongue fell out
[03:06.30] And he could not make a sound
[03:08.83] He jumped on me, he grabbed me by the neck
[03:11.51] And he pulled me to the ground
[03:14.11] He hit me in the stomach and he hit me in the face real hard
[03:16.98] And I think he almost broke my nose
[03:19.40] Just then a lightning bolt came out of the middle of nowhere
[03:20.75] And hit him right between the eyes
[03:22.15] And killed him instantly
[03:26.35]
[03:28.95] The cat came down from the tree
[03:30.85] Had a bowl of warm milk and went to sleep for the night
[03:35.58] Railroad Bill is survived by a wife and three lovely children
[03:42.72] Dear God, I love to write
[03:47.55]
[03:51.52] "Okay, no, I'll do what it takes"
[04:02.83] (Kumbaya, my Lord)
[04:13.23]