Railroad Medley: Hey Porter / Wreck of the Old '97 /Casey Jones / Orange Blossom Special - Live at Sportovní hala, Prague, Czech Republic - April 1978
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🆔 ID: 7018339
📜 Lyrics
The trains don't run like they used to
At one time it was the steam engines
Whoo-whoo
And this is how they used to run
Hey, porter, hey, porter
Would you tell me the time?
How much longer will it be 'til we cross that Mason-Dixon Line?
When we hit Dixie will you tell that engineer to ring his bell?
Ask everybody that ain't asleep to stand right up and yell
Hey, porter, hey, porter
What time did you say?
How much longer will it be 'til I can see the light of day?
When we hit Dixie would you tell that engineer to slow it down?
Better still, just stop the train 'cause I'd like to look around
Hey, porter, hey, porter
Please open up the door
When they stop this train I'm gonna get off first
'Cause I can't wait no more
Tell that engineer I said thanks a lot and I didn't mind the fare
Gonna set my feet on Southern soil and breathe that Southern air
Hey, porter, hey, porter
Please open up the door
When they stop this train I'm gonna get off first
'Cause I can't wait no more
Tell that engineer I said thanks a lot and I didn't mind the fare
Gonna set my feet on Southern soil and breathe that Southern air
Well, they give him his orders at Monroe, Virginia
Said, "Steve, you're way behind time"
"This is not '38, this is old '97"
"Put her into Spencer on time"
Then he turned and said to his big greasy fireman
"Shovel on a little more coal"
And when we cross that white oak mountain
Watch old '97 roll
Then a telegram come for Washington station
This is how it read
Said, that brave engineer that run old '97
Is lying down in Danville dead
So, now all you ladies, you better take a warning
From this time on and learn
And never speak hard words to your true lovin' husband
He may leave you and never return
Oh, he was going down the grade makin' 90 miles an hour
When the whistle broke into a scream
He was found in the wreck, with his hand on the throttle
He was scalded to death by the steam
Come all you rounders if you want to hear
The story about a brave engineer
Casey Jones was the roller's name
On a 6-8-wheeler, boys, he rode to fame
Well the caller called Casey 'bout a half past four
He kissed his wife at the station door
Climbed in the cabin with his orders in his hand
Said, "This is my trip to the promised land"
Casey Jones, mounted to the cabin
Casey Jones, orders in his hand
Casey Jones, leanin' out the window
Takin' a trip to the promised land
Through South Memphis yards on a fly
The rain been a fallin' and the water was high
Everybody knew by the engine's moan
The man at the throttle was Casey Jones
Casey Jones, mounted to the cabin
Casey Jones, orders in his hand
Casey Jones, leanin' out the window
Takin' a trip to the promised land
Well, dead on the rail was a passenger train
Blood was a-boilin' in Casey's brain
The IC Railroad official said
"He's a good engineer to be a-laying dead"
Casey Jones, mounted to the cabin
Casey Jones, orders in his hand
Casey Jones, leanin' out the window
Takin' a trip to the promised land
Well, the headache and heartache and all kind of pain
All a part of the railroad train
The sweat and the toil, the good and the grand
Part of the life of a railroad man
Hey, look yonder comin'
Comin' down that railroad track
Hey, look yonder comin'
Comin' down that railroad track
That's that Orange Blossom Special
Bringing my baby back
Well, I'm going down to Florida
Gonna get a little bit of sand in my shoes
I may go to California
And get some sand in my shoes
Ride that Orange Blossom Special
And lose these New York blues
Well, the railroad trains don't stop here anymore
And the whistle of the steamer, just an echo in the wind
And that old coal-burning stove ain't been hot in ten Decembers
'Cause the railroad trains don't stop here anymore
All the hobos jumped off the train, that were riding free
And the railroad detective, the man with a gun on his head
Come up to the hobo and said
"Hey, what are you hangin' around here for?"
And the hobo said, "Well, whatever's goin' 'round"
And he said, "You're a smart alec?"
And he said, "No, I'm just hungry"
He said, "You're acting like a smart alec"
And he said, "Well, that's how I act when I get hungry"
Then he said
I don't care if I do-die-do-die-do-die-do-die-do-die-do-die-do-die-do-die
Do-die-do-die-do-die-do-die-do-die-do-die-do-die-do-die
Do-die-do-die-do-die-do-die
Hey, you talk about a-ramblin'
She's the fastest train on the line
You talk about a-ramblin'
She's the fastest train on the line
That's that Orange Blossom Special
Rollin' down the seaboard line
At one time it was the steam engines
Whoo-whoo
And this is how they used to run
Hey, porter, hey, porter
Would you tell me the time?
How much longer will it be 'til we cross that Mason-Dixon Line?
When we hit Dixie will you tell that engineer to ring his bell?
Ask everybody that ain't asleep to stand right up and yell
Hey, porter, hey, porter
What time did you say?
How much longer will it be 'til I can see the light of day?
When we hit Dixie would you tell that engineer to slow it down?
Better still, just stop the train 'cause I'd like to look around
Hey, porter, hey, porter
Please open up the door
When they stop this train I'm gonna get off first
'Cause I can't wait no more
Tell that engineer I said thanks a lot and I didn't mind the fare
Gonna set my feet on Southern soil and breathe that Southern air
Hey, porter, hey, porter
Please open up the door
When they stop this train I'm gonna get off first
'Cause I can't wait no more
Tell that engineer I said thanks a lot and I didn't mind the fare
Gonna set my feet on Southern soil and breathe that Southern air
Well, they give him his orders at Monroe, Virginia
Said, "Steve, you're way behind time"
"This is not '38, this is old '97"
"Put her into Spencer on time"
Then he turned and said to his big greasy fireman
"Shovel on a little more coal"
And when we cross that white oak mountain
Watch old '97 roll
Then a telegram come for Washington station
This is how it read
Said, that brave engineer that run old '97
Is lying down in Danville dead
So, now all you ladies, you better take a warning
From this time on and learn
And never speak hard words to your true lovin' husband
He may leave you and never return
Oh, he was going down the grade makin' 90 miles an hour
When the whistle broke into a scream
He was found in the wreck, with his hand on the throttle
He was scalded to death by the steam
Come all you rounders if you want to hear
The story about a brave engineer
Casey Jones was the roller's name
On a 6-8-wheeler, boys, he rode to fame
Well the caller called Casey 'bout a half past four
He kissed his wife at the station door
Climbed in the cabin with his orders in his hand
Said, "This is my trip to the promised land"
Casey Jones, mounted to the cabin
Casey Jones, orders in his hand
Casey Jones, leanin' out the window
Takin' a trip to the promised land
Through South Memphis yards on a fly
The rain been a fallin' and the water was high
Everybody knew by the engine's moan
The man at the throttle was Casey Jones
Casey Jones, mounted to the cabin
Casey Jones, orders in his hand
Casey Jones, leanin' out the window
Takin' a trip to the promised land
Well, dead on the rail was a passenger train
Blood was a-boilin' in Casey's brain
The IC Railroad official said
"He's a good engineer to be a-laying dead"
Casey Jones, mounted to the cabin
Casey Jones, orders in his hand
Casey Jones, leanin' out the window
Takin' a trip to the promised land
Well, the headache and heartache and all kind of pain
All a part of the railroad train
The sweat and the toil, the good and the grand
Part of the life of a railroad man
Hey, look yonder comin'
Comin' down that railroad track
Hey, look yonder comin'
Comin' down that railroad track
That's that Orange Blossom Special
Bringing my baby back
Well, I'm going down to Florida
Gonna get a little bit of sand in my shoes
I may go to California
And get some sand in my shoes
Ride that Orange Blossom Special
And lose these New York blues
Well, the railroad trains don't stop here anymore
And the whistle of the steamer, just an echo in the wind
And that old coal-burning stove ain't been hot in ten Decembers
'Cause the railroad trains don't stop here anymore
All the hobos jumped off the train, that were riding free
And the railroad detective, the man with a gun on his head
Come up to the hobo and said
"Hey, what are you hangin' around here for?"
And the hobo said, "Well, whatever's goin' 'round"
And he said, "You're a smart alec?"
And he said, "No, I'm just hungry"
He said, "You're acting like a smart alec"
And he said, "Well, that's how I act when I get hungry"
Then he said
I don't care if I do-die-do-die-do-die-do-die-do-die-do-die-do-die-do-die
Do-die-do-die-do-die-do-die-do-die-do-die-do-die-do-die
Do-die-do-die-do-die-do-die
Hey, you talk about a-ramblin'
She's the fastest train on the line
You talk about a-ramblin'
She's the fastest train on the line
That's that Orange Blossom Special
Rollin' down the seaboard line
⏱️ Synced Lyrics
[00:14.38] The trains don't run like they used to
[00:18.33] At one time it was the steam engines
[00:21.16] Whoo-whoo
[00:25.87] And this is how they used to run
[00:31.32] Hey, porter, hey, porter
[00:33.59] Would you tell me the time?
[00:35.94] How much longer will it be 'til we cross that Mason-Dixon Line?
[00:39.72] When we hit Dixie will you tell that engineer to ring his bell?
[00:44.28] Ask everybody that ain't asleep to stand right up and yell
[00:49.12] Hey, porter, hey, porter
[00:51.64] What time did you say?
[00:53.75] How much longer will it be 'til I can see the light of day?
[00:57.73] When we hit Dixie would you tell that engineer to slow it down?
[01:02.29] Better still, just stop the train 'cause I'd like to look around
[01:05.90]
[01:24.50] Hey, porter, hey, porter
[01:26.80] Please open up the door
[01:28.86] When they stop this train I'm gonna get off first
[01:31.06] 'Cause I can't wait no more
[01:33.04] Tell that engineer I said thanks a lot and I didn't mind the fare
[01:37.34] Gonna set my feet on Southern soil and breathe that Southern air
[01:42.64] Hey, porter, hey, porter
[01:44.92] Please open up the door
[01:47.07] When they stop this train I'm gonna get off first
[01:49.28] 'Cause I can't wait no more
[01:51.31] Tell that engineer I said thanks a lot and I didn't mind the fare
[01:55.54] Gonna set my feet on Southern soil and breathe that Southern air
[01:59.82]
[02:06.80] Well, they give him his orders at Monroe, Virginia
[02:11.08] Said, "Steve, you're way behind time"
[02:15.07] "This is not '38, this is old '97"
[02:19.57] "Put her into Spencer on time"
[02:23.17] Then he turned and said to his big greasy fireman
[02:27.64] "Shovel on a little more coal"
[02:31.71] And when we cross that white oak mountain
[02:36.04] Watch old '97 roll
[02:39.08]
[02:57.51] Then a telegram come for Washington station
[03:02.32] This is how it read
[03:05.33] Said, that brave engineer that run old '97
[03:09.64] Is lying down in Danville dead
[03:13.64] So, now all you ladies, you better take a warning
[03:18.12] From this time on and learn
[03:21.57] And never speak hard words to your true lovin' husband
[03:25.98] He may leave you and never return
[03:29.56] Oh, he was going down the grade makin' 90 miles an hour
[03:34.10] When the whistle broke into a scream
[03:40.48] He was found in the wreck, with his hand on the throttle
[03:47.15] He was scalded to death by the steam
[03:52.01]
[03:54.38] Come all you rounders if you want to hear
[03:57.25] The story about a brave engineer
[04:00.63] Casey Jones was the roller's name
[04:03.62] On a 6-8-wheeler, boys, he rode to fame
[04:09.28] Well the caller called Casey 'bout a half past four
[04:13.47] He kissed his wife at the station door
[04:16.74] Climbed in the cabin with his orders in his hand
[04:20.27] Said, "This is my trip to the promised land"
[04:23.95] Casey Jones, mounted to the cabin
[04:27.25] Casey Jones, orders in his hand
[04:30.71] Casey Jones, leanin' out the window
[04:34.37] Takin' a trip to the promised land
[04:40.42] Through South Memphis yards on a fly
[04:44.18] The rain been a fallin' and the water was high
[04:47.53] Everybody knew by the engine's moan
[04:50.88] The man at the throttle was Casey Jones
[04:54.42] Casey Jones, mounted to the cabin
[04:58.14] Casey Jones, orders in his hand
[05:01.63] Casey Jones, leanin' out the window
[05:05.12] Takin' a trip to the promised land
[05:10.76] Well, dead on the rail was a passenger train
[05:14.76] Blood was a-boilin' in Casey's brain
[05:18.15] The IC Railroad official said
[05:21.32] "He's a good engineer to be a-laying dead"
[05:25.17] Casey Jones, mounted to the cabin
[05:28.72] Casey Jones, orders in his hand
[05:32.30] Casey Jones, leanin' out the window
[05:35.74] Takin' a trip to the promised land
[05:41.12] Well, the headache and heartache and all kind of pain
[05:45.57] All a part of the railroad train
[05:48.80] The sweat and the toil, the good and the grand
[05:52.20] Part of the life of a railroad man
[05:57.71]
[06:21.71] Hey, look yonder comin'
[06:24.83] Comin' down that railroad track
[06:27.93] Hey, look yonder comin'
[06:31.00] Comin' down that railroad track
[06:34.09] That's that Orange Blossom Special
[06:38.27] Bringing my baby back
[06:41.00]
[07:30.36] Well, I'm going down to Florida
[07:33.94] Gonna get a little bit of sand in my shoes
[07:37.21] I may go to California
[07:40.17] And get some sand in my shoes
[07:43.51] Ride that Orange Blossom Special
[07:47.53] And lose these New York blues
[07:50.72]
[08:21.05] Well, the railroad trains don't stop here anymore
[08:28.54] And the whistle of the steamer, just an echo in the wind
[08:35.11] And that old coal-burning stove ain't been hot in ten Decembers
[08:41.26] 'Cause the railroad trains don't stop here anymore
[08:48.89] All the hobos jumped off the train, that were riding free
[08:52.83] And the railroad detective, the man with a gun on his head
[08:55.67] Come up to the hobo and said
[08:57.26] "Hey, what are you hangin' around here for?"
[08:59.90] And the hobo said, "Well, whatever's goin' 'round"
[09:04.13] And he said, "You're a smart alec?"
[09:05.57] And he said, "No, I'm just hungry"
[09:08.57] He said, "You're acting like a smart alec"
[09:10.66] And he said, "Well, that's how I act when I get hungry"
[09:13.86] Then he said
[09:14.41] I don't care if I do-die-do-die-do-die-do-die-do-die-do-die-do-die-do-die
[09:19.08] Do-die-do-die-do-die-do-die-do-die-do-die-do-die-do-die
[09:22.93] Do-die-do-die-do-die-do-die
[09:24.80] Hey, you talk about a-ramblin'
[09:27.78] She's the fastest train on the line
[09:31.45] You talk about a-ramblin'
[09:33.82] She's the fastest train on the line
[09:37.60] That's that Orange Blossom Special
[09:42.05] Rollin' down the seaboard line
[09:44.82]
[00:18.33] At one time it was the steam engines
[00:21.16] Whoo-whoo
[00:25.87] And this is how they used to run
[00:31.32] Hey, porter, hey, porter
[00:33.59] Would you tell me the time?
[00:35.94] How much longer will it be 'til we cross that Mason-Dixon Line?
[00:39.72] When we hit Dixie will you tell that engineer to ring his bell?
[00:44.28] Ask everybody that ain't asleep to stand right up and yell
[00:49.12] Hey, porter, hey, porter
[00:51.64] What time did you say?
[00:53.75] How much longer will it be 'til I can see the light of day?
[00:57.73] When we hit Dixie would you tell that engineer to slow it down?
[01:02.29] Better still, just stop the train 'cause I'd like to look around
[01:05.90]
[01:24.50] Hey, porter, hey, porter
[01:26.80] Please open up the door
[01:28.86] When they stop this train I'm gonna get off first
[01:31.06] 'Cause I can't wait no more
[01:33.04] Tell that engineer I said thanks a lot and I didn't mind the fare
[01:37.34] Gonna set my feet on Southern soil and breathe that Southern air
[01:42.64] Hey, porter, hey, porter
[01:44.92] Please open up the door
[01:47.07] When they stop this train I'm gonna get off first
[01:49.28] 'Cause I can't wait no more
[01:51.31] Tell that engineer I said thanks a lot and I didn't mind the fare
[01:55.54] Gonna set my feet on Southern soil and breathe that Southern air
[01:59.82]
[02:06.80] Well, they give him his orders at Monroe, Virginia
[02:11.08] Said, "Steve, you're way behind time"
[02:15.07] "This is not '38, this is old '97"
[02:19.57] "Put her into Spencer on time"
[02:23.17] Then he turned and said to his big greasy fireman
[02:27.64] "Shovel on a little more coal"
[02:31.71] And when we cross that white oak mountain
[02:36.04] Watch old '97 roll
[02:39.08]
[02:57.51] Then a telegram come for Washington station
[03:02.32] This is how it read
[03:05.33] Said, that brave engineer that run old '97
[03:09.64] Is lying down in Danville dead
[03:13.64] So, now all you ladies, you better take a warning
[03:18.12] From this time on and learn
[03:21.57] And never speak hard words to your true lovin' husband
[03:25.98] He may leave you and never return
[03:29.56] Oh, he was going down the grade makin' 90 miles an hour
[03:34.10] When the whistle broke into a scream
[03:40.48] He was found in the wreck, with his hand on the throttle
[03:47.15] He was scalded to death by the steam
[03:52.01]
[03:54.38] Come all you rounders if you want to hear
[03:57.25] The story about a brave engineer
[04:00.63] Casey Jones was the roller's name
[04:03.62] On a 6-8-wheeler, boys, he rode to fame
[04:09.28] Well the caller called Casey 'bout a half past four
[04:13.47] He kissed his wife at the station door
[04:16.74] Climbed in the cabin with his orders in his hand
[04:20.27] Said, "This is my trip to the promised land"
[04:23.95] Casey Jones, mounted to the cabin
[04:27.25] Casey Jones, orders in his hand
[04:30.71] Casey Jones, leanin' out the window
[04:34.37] Takin' a trip to the promised land
[04:40.42] Through South Memphis yards on a fly
[04:44.18] The rain been a fallin' and the water was high
[04:47.53] Everybody knew by the engine's moan
[04:50.88] The man at the throttle was Casey Jones
[04:54.42] Casey Jones, mounted to the cabin
[04:58.14] Casey Jones, orders in his hand
[05:01.63] Casey Jones, leanin' out the window
[05:05.12] Takin' a trip to the promised land
[05:10.76] Well, dead on the rail was a passenger train
[05:14.76] Blood was a-boilin' in Casey's brain
[05:18.15] The IC Railroad official said
[05:21.32] "He's a good engineer to be a-laying dead"
[05:25.17] Casey Jones, mounted to the cabin
[05:28.72] Casey Jones, orders in his hand
[05:32.30] Casey Jones, leanin' out the window
[05:35.74] Takin' a trip to the promised land
[05:41.12] Well, the headache and heartache and all kind of pain
[05:45.57] All a part of the railroad train
[05:48.80] The sweat and the toil, the good and the grand
[05:52.20] Part of the life of a railroad man
[05:57.71]
[06:21.71] Hey, look yonder comin'
[06:24.83] Comin' down that railroad track
[06:27.93] Hey, look yonder comin'
[06:31.00] Comin' down that railroad track
[06:34.09] That's that Orange Blossom Special
[06:38.27] Bringing my baby back
[06:41.00]
[07:30.36] Well, I'm going down to Florida
[07:33.94] Gonna get a little bit of sand in my shoes
[07:37.21] I may go to California
[07:40.17] And get some sand in my shoes
[07:43.51] Ride that Orange Blossom Special
[07:47.53] And lose these New York blues
[07:50.72]
[08:21.05] Well, the railroad trains don't stop here anymore
[08:28.54] And the whistle of the steamer, just an echo in the wind
[08:35.11] And that old coal-burning stove ain't been hot in ten Decembers
[08:41.26] 'Cause the railroad trains don't stop here anymore
[08:48.89] All the hobos jumped off the train, that were riding free
[08:52.83] And the railroad detective, the man with a gun on his head
[08:55.67] Come up to the hobo and said
[08:57.26] "Hey, what are you hangin' around here for?"
[08:59.90] And the hobo said, "Well, whatever's goin' 'round"
[09:04.13] And he said, "You're a smart alec?"
[09:05.57] And he said, "No, I'm just hungry"
[09:08.57] He said, "You're acting like a smart alec"
[09:10.66] And he said, "Well, that's how I act when I get hungry"
[09:13.86] Then he said
[09:14.41] I don't care if I do-die-do-die-do-die-do-die-do-die-do-die-do-die-do-die
[09:19.08] Do-die-do-die-do-die-do-die-do-die-do-die-do-die-do-die
[09:22.93] Do-die-do-die-do-die-do-die
[09:24.80] Hey, you talk about a-ramblin'
[09:27.78] She's the fastest train on the line
[09:31.45] You talk about a-ramblin'
[09:33.82] She's the fastest train on the line
[09:37.60] That's that Orange Blossom Special
[09:42.05] Rollin' down the seaboard line
[09:44.82]