Now, this here's a story about the Rock Island Line Well the Rock Island line, she runs down into New Orleans There's a big toll gate down there And, y'know, if you got certain things on board When you go through the toll gate Well, you don't have to pay the man no toll Well, the train driver, he pulled up to the toll gate The man hollered and asked him what all he had on board, and he said "I got livestock, I got livestock I got cows, I got pigs, I got sheep, I got mules, I got all livestock" Well, he said, "You're alright, boy You don't have to pay no toll You can just go right on through" So, he went on through the toll gate, and as he went through He started pickin' up a little bit of speed Pickin' up a little bit of steam He got on through, he turned, looked back at the man, he said "Well, I fooled you, I fooled you I got pig iron, I got pig iron I got all pig iron" Now, the Rock Island Line, she's a mighty good road Rock Island Line, it's a road to ride Rock Island Line, it's a mighty good road Well, if you ride, you gotta ride it like you find it Get your ticket at the station for the Rock Island Line Oh! Cloudy in the west, and it looked like rain 'Round the curve come a passenger train Northbound train on the southbound track He's all right a-leavin, but he won't be back Well, the Rock Island Line, she's a mighty good road Rock Island Line, it's a road to ride Rock Island Line, it's a mighty good road Well, if you ride, 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 But you're gonna miss me when I'm gone Well, the engineer said before he died That there were two more drinks that he'd like to try The doctor said, "What could they be?" "A hot cup of coffee and a cold glass of tea" Well, the Rock Island Line, she's a mighty good road Rock Island Line, it's a road to ride Rock Island Line, it's a mighty good road Well, if you ride, you gotta ride it like you find it Get your ticket at the station for the Rock Island Line

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