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Lost John/Rock Island Line Lyrics

spoken:
This is a little medley but together, it's a
Song called Lost John and it goes into a little Leadbelly song called the Rock Island Line
Which sounds a little somethin' like this, old train song

Oh, Lost John walkin' along in the rain
Along the track comes a passenger train
John made a grab but he never got a hold
Left him standin' by the old railroad

He's long gone, long gone
Long gone, Lost John

With no hat on his head and no shoes on his feet
He got to beg the women for the bread and the meat
Once a woman said, "Hey listen here, John
I'm gonna take this broom you better hurry along"

He's long gone, long gone
Long gone, Lost John
Listen to that train

Well, he had an ol' dog, his name was Will
He run Lost John to the top of the hill

He's long gone, long gone
Long gone, Lost John

Now long time ago if you haulin' anything across the country
But livestock you had to pay a toll
This train comin' in to the station kind of slow like
They said, "What you haulin', boy?"

Said, "I got livestock, I got livestock
I got horses, cows, chickens, pigs
Goats, turkeys, I got all livestock"

Well, he said, "You alright, boy, you can go on through
You ain't got to pay no toll"
So he ordered to the fiver to put a little steam in that engine

After they got around the curve a little ways
He said, "I fooled you, I fooled you
I got pig iron, I got pig iron
I fooled you, I fooled you, all pig iron

The name of that train was the Rock Island Line
When it went through town all the people used to say

Rock Island Line she's a mighty good road
Rock Island Line she's the road to ride
Rock Island Line she's a mighty good road
If you wanna ride it you gotta ride it like you find it
Get your ticket at the station for the Rock Island Line

Clouds in the east that looks like rain
Along the tracks comes a passenger train
Northbound train on a southern track
It looks like it's leavin' but it won't be back

Rock Island Line she's a mighty good road
Rock Island Line she's the road to ride
Rock Island Line she's a mighty good road
If you wanna ride it you gotta ride it like you find it
Get your ticket at the station for the Rock Island Line

Well, I may be right and I may be wrong
I know you're gonna miss me when I'm gone

Rock Island Line, mighty good road
Rock Island Line she's the road to ride
Rock Island Line she's a mighty good road
If you wanna ride it you gotta ride it like you find it
Get your ticket at the station for the Rock Island

Yeah, and Moses stood on the red seashore
Smackin' that water with the two-by-four

Rock Island Line she's a mighty good road
Rock Island Line she's the road to ride
Rock Island Line she's a mighty good road
If you wanna ride it you gotta ride it like you find it
Get your ticket at the station for the Rock Island Line

Engineer said, "Before I die
There's two more things that I'd like to try
Farmer said, "What could they be?"
A hot cup of coffee and a cold glass of tea

Rock Island Line, mighty good road
Rock Island Line she's the road to ride
Rock Island Line she's a mighty good road
If you wanna ride it you gotta ride it like you find it
Get your ticket at the station for the Rock Island Line

Yeah, Jesus died to save my sins
Going up to Heaven gonna see him again

Rock Island Line, mighty good road
Rock Island Line she's the road to ride
Rock Island Line she's a mighty good road
If you wanna ride it you gotta ride it like you find it
Get your ticket at the station for the Rock Island Line

This is how Willi One Blood would sing it

Rock Island Line she's a mighty good road
Rock Island Line she's the road to ride
Rock Island Line she's a mighty good road
If you wanna ride it you gotta ride it like you find it
Get your ticket at the station for the Rock Island Line

Lost John/Rock Island Line Lyrics performed by Scott H. Biram are property and copyright of the authors, artists and labels. You should note that Lost John/Rock Island Line Lyrics performed by Scott H. Biram is only provided for educational purposes only and if you like the song you should buy the CD


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