Rock Island Lane-Lonnie Donegan/The Crickets

[ti:Rock Island Line] [ar:Lonnie Donegan] [al:Rock n Roll] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Rock Island Lane - Lonnie Donegan/The Crickets [00:07.27]Now this here's the story about the Rock Island Line [00:10.38]The Rock Island Line she runs down into New Orleasn [00:13.16]And just outside of New Orleans is a big toll gate [00:16.26]And all the trains that go through the toll gate [00:18.48]They gotta pay the man some money [00:20.92]But of course if you got certain things on board [00:23.39]You're okay and you don't have to pay the man nothin [00:26.22]And just now we see a change comin down the line [00:28.84]When you come up to the toll gate [00:30.56]The driver he shout down to the man [00:32.27]So he say a [00:32.94]I got pigs I got horses I got cows [00:37.20]I got sheep I got all livestock I got all livestock [00:41.45]I got all livestock [00:43.98]The man say you alright boy just [00:45.69]Get on through you don't have to pay me nothin [00:48.36]And then the train go through [00:49.59]And when he go through the tollgate [00:50.88]The train gotta have a little bit of steam [00:53.02]And a little bit of speed [00:54.53]And when the driver think he safely on the other side [00:57.21]He shouts back down the line to the man [00:59.34]And he say a [00:59.99]I fooled you I fooled you [01:01.64]I got pig iron I got pig iron [01:03.75]I got all pig iron [01:07.91]Now I'll tell you where I'm goin boy [01:09.49]Down the rock island line is a might good road [01:12.15]Oh the rock island line is the road to ride [01:14.23]The rock island line is a mighty good road [01:16.39] [01:16.97]Well if you want to ride you [01:17.92]Gotta ride it like you find it [01:18.98]Get your ticket at the station of the rock island line [01:20.48] [01:21.56]Well I may be right I may be wrong [01:23.48]You're gonna miss me when I'm gone [01:27.16]Down the rock island line is a might good road [01:29.12] [01:29.69]Oh the rock island line is the road to ride [01:31.72]The rock island line is a mighty good road [01:34.28]Well if you want to ride you [01:35.24]Gotta ride it like you find it [01:36.34]Get your ticket at the station of the rock island line [01:39.01]Hey you are safe within [01:41.26]The good Lord's comin to see me again [01:42.70] [01:44.79]Down the rock island line is a might good road [01:47.10]Oh the rock island line is the road to ride [01:49.15]The rock island line is a mighty good road [01:50.98]Well if you want to ride you [01:51.99]Gotta ride it like you find it [01:53.04]Get your ticket at the station [01:53.98]Of the rock island line [01:54.69] [01:58.17]ABC WXYZ [02:00.17]The cats on the cover but he don't see me [02:03.52]Down the rock island line is a might good road [02:04.78] [02:05.77]Oh the rock island line is the road to ride [02:07.61]The rock island line is a mighty good road [02:09.57]Well if you want to ride you [02:10.71]Gotta ride it like you find it [02:11.68]Get your ticket at the station [02:12.58]Of the rock island line [02:13.92]The Rock Island line [02:14.72]She's a mighty good road [02:15.95]Rock Island line is the road to ride [02:17.80]Ya the Rock Island line [02:18.80]She's a mighty good road [02:19.83]And if you want to ride [02:20.70]You gotta ride it [02:21.29]Like you find it [02:21.83]Get your ticket at the station [02:22.65]On the Rock Island line