The Rock Island Line-Dick Curless

[ti:The Rock Island Line] [ar:Dick Curless] [al:The Travelling Man, Vol. 2] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.01]The Rock Island Line - Dick Curless [00:00.02]Written by：Lead Belly [00:00.04] [00:01.23]Now this here's the story of the rock island line [00:03.27] [00:03.91]The rock island line she run down into new orleans [00:06.36] [00:07.27]And just outside of new orleans they got a big tollgate [00:10.41]And all the trains that come through have to pay the man some money [00:13.12] [00:13.90]Course if you got certain things on board [00:15.31]You don't have to pay the man nothin' [00:16.92] [00:17.52]Just now we see a train comin' down the track [00:19.24]And the driver he shout down to the man and he say [00:21.34] [00:22.09]I got sheep i got horses i got cows [00:27.14]I got pigs i got all livestock [00:30.23]I got all livestock i got all livestock [00:35.04]And the man he say well you all right you go on through [00:37.33]So the train pick a little bit of speed a little bit of steam [00:40.76]When the driver thinks he's safely on out of sight [00:43.03]He yelled back down the line to the man and say [00:45.22]I fooled you i fooled you i got pig iron [00:48.15]I got pig iron i got all pig iron [00:52.68] [00:53.36]Now i tell you where i'm goin' boy [00:55.14] [00:56.16]Down the rock island line she's a mighty good road [00:58.63]Rock island line she's the road to ride [01:00.33]Oh the rock island line is a mighty good road [01:02.53]Well if you want to ride you got to ride it [01:04.57]Like you finally get your ticket at the station on the rock island line [01:07.38] [01:07.91]I may be right i may be wrong [01:09.97]You know you're gonna miss me when i'm gone [01:12.76] [01:13.28]Down the rock island line she's a mighty good road [01:16.15]Rock island line she's the road to ride [01:17.86]Oh the rock island line is a mighty good road [01:20.14]Well if you want to ride you got to ride it [01:21.98]Like you finally get your ticket at the station on the rock island line [01:25.36] [01:39.38]A b c w x y z [01:41.51]Cat's on the cover but he don't' see me [01:44.65]Down the rock island line she's a mighty good road [01:47.22]Rock island line she's the road to ride [01:49.15]Oh the rock island line is a mighty good road [01:51.51]Well if you want to ride you got to ride it [01:53.39]Like you finally get your ticket at the station on the rock island line