CASEY JONES
Album: Blood, Sweat, and Tears

Key: F / Capo: 1 / Play: E
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Come all you rounders if you wanna hear
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A story about a brave engineer 
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Casey Jones was the roller's name
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On a sixty-eight wheeler course he rode to fame

Caller called Casey 'bout a half past four
He kissed his wife at the station door
Climbed in the cabin with his orders in his hand
Said this is my trip to the Promised Land

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(Casey Jones) Climbed in the cabin
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(Casey Jones) Orders in his hand
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(Casey Jones) Leanin' out the window
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Takin' a trip to the Promised Land

Through South Memphis yards on a fly
Rain been a-fallin' and the water was high
Everybody knew by the engine's moan
That the man at the throttle was Casey Jones

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Well Jones said Fireman don't you fret
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Sam Webb said I ain't a-givin' up yet
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We're eight hours late with the south-bound mail
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Be on time or we're leavin' the rails

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Dead on the rail was a passenger train
Blood was a-boilin' in Casey's brain
Casey said Hey look out ahead
Sam jump Sam jump or we'll all be dead

With a hand on the whistle and a hand on the brake 
North Mississippi was wide awake
IC railroad officials said
He's a good engineer to be a-layin' dead

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Headaches and heartaches and all kinds of pain
Are all a part of the railroad train
Sweat and toil the good and the grand
Are part of the life on the railroad man

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