Johnny Cash - Rock island line

^ENow this here's a story about the Rock Island Line ^EWell the Rock Island Line she runs down into New Orleans ^EThere's a big tollgate down there and you know ^EIf you got certain things on board when you go through the tollgate ^EWell you don't have to pay the man no toll ^EWell a train driver he pulled up to the tollgate ^EAnd a man hollered and asked him what all he had on board and he said

^EI got livestock ^EI got livestock ^EI got cows ^EI got pigs ^EI got sheep ^EI got mules ^EI got all live stock

^EWell he said you're alright boy you don't have to pay no toll ^EYou can just go right on through so he went on through the tollgate ^EAnd as he went through he started pickin' up a little bit of speed

^EPickin' up a little bit of steam ^EHe got on through he turned and looked back at the man he said

^EWell I fooled you ^EI fooled you ^EI got pigiron ^EI got pigiron ^EI got old pigiron

^EDown the Rock Island Line is a mighty good road, Rock Island Line is the ^B7road to ride ^ERock Island Line is a mighty good road

Get your ticket at the station on the ^B7Rock Island ^ELine [Verse 2]

^ELooked cloudy in the west and it looked like rain ^B7Round the curve came a passenger train ^B7North bound train on a southbound track NC He's alright a leavin' but he won't be back

^EDown the Rock Island Line is a mighty good road, Rock Island Line is the ^B7road to ride ^ERock Island Line is a mighty good road

Get your ticket at the station on the ^B7Rock Island ^ELine [Verse 3]

^EOh I may be right and I may be wrong But y^B7ou're gonna miss me when I'm ^Egone

^EWell the engineer said before he died There were ^B7two more drinks that he'd like to try ^B7The conductor said what could they be NC A hot cup of coffee and a cold glass of tea

^EDown the Rock Island Line is a mighty good road, Rock Island Line is the ^B7road to ride ^ERock Island Line is a mighty good road

Get your ticket at the station on the ^B7Rock Island ^ELine