Rock Island Line
Don Cornell Lyrics

Now this here's the story
Let me introduce you to the Rock Island Line's story

About the Rock Island Line
It's about the train track called the Rock Island Line

The Rock Island Line
This line runs all the way to New Orleans

She runs down into New Orleans
The Rock Island Line goes through New Orleans

And just outside of New Orleans
Right before the train gets to New Orleans

Is a big toll gate and all the trains
There's a big toll gate that all trains must go through

That go through the toll gate, why
And all trains that go through the toll gate

They got to pay the man some money
Have to pay the toll operator some money

But of course, if you've
But of course, if you have

Got certain things on board
Certain items on board

You're okay, you don't
You don't have to pay anything

Have to pay the man nothing
To the toll operator

Just now we see a train
We see a train passing through

She's coming down the line
The train is coming down the Rock Island Line

And when she come up near the toll gate
And when the train reaches the toll gate

The driver, he shout down to the man
The train driver yells down to the toll operator

He said, I got pigs, I got horses
The driver says he has livestock like pigs and horses

I got cows, I got sheep
He also has cows and sheep

I got all livestock
And all types of livestock

Got all livestock
Yup, livestock

And the man say
The toll operator says

Well, you're all right, boy
You're good to go, son

You just get on through
Just pass through the toll gate

You don't have to pay me nothing
No need to pay anything

And then the train go through
The train passes through the toll gate

And when he go through the tollgate
And when the train goes through the toll gate

The train get up a little bit of steam
The train picks up speed

And a little bit of speed
And a little more speed

And when the driver thinks
When the train driver thinks

He's safely on out of sight
That he's sure he's out of sight

He shouts back down
He yells back

The line to the man
At the toll operator

He says, I fooled you, I fooled you
He proudly announces that he tricked the operator

I got pig iron, I got pig iron
The train actually had iron instead of livestock

I got all pig iron
All iron, no animals

Now I'll tell you
Now, let me tell you

Where I'm going, boy
Where this train is going, son

Down the Rock Island Line
It's going down the Rock Island Line

She's a mighty good road
The Rock Island Line is a great train track

The Rock Island Line
The same Rock Island Line we've been talking about

Is the road to ride
This is the train track to ride

Yes, the Rock Island Line
Absolutely, the Rock Island Line

Is a mighty good road
Is a fantastic train track

But if you want to ride
But if you want to hop on board

Gotta ride it like you find it
You must take the train as it is

Get your ticket at the station
To ride the Rock Island Line

Of the Rock Island Line
At a Rock Island Line station

I may be right, I may be wrong
I might be correct, but I might not

You know you're gonna miss me
You'll miss me when I'm gone

When I'm gone
When I'm no longer around

Hallelujah, I'm safe from sin
Praise the Lord, I'm free from sin

The good Lord's coming
The Lord is coming

For to see me again
To see me once again

A, b, c, w, x, y, z
The alphabet

Cat's in the cupboard
A cat is hiding in the cupboard

But he don't see me
But the cat doesn't see me

CHORUS
(Refrain) Singing about the Rock Island Line

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(Repeating) Twice