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