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

E
I got livestock
E
I got livestock
E
I got cows
E
I got pigs
E
I got sheep
E
I got mules
E
I got all live stock

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

E
Pickin' up a little bit of steam
E
He got on through he turned and looked back at the man he said

E
Well I fooled you
E
I fooled you
E
I got pigiron
E
I got pigiron
E
I got old pigiron

[Chorus]

E
Down the Rock Island Line is a mighty good road,
                        B7
Rock Island Line is the road to ride
E
Rock Island Line is a mighty good road

Well if you ride, you got to ride it like you find it
                                      B7          E
Get your ticket at the station on the Rock Island Line

[Verse 2]

E
Looked cloudy in the west and it looked like rain
B7
Round the curve came a passenger train
B7
North bound train on a southbound track
NC
He's alright a leavin' but he won't be back

[Chorus]

E
Down the Rock Island Line is a mighty good road,
                        B7
Rock Island Line is the road to ride
E
Rock Island Line is a mighty good road

Well if you ride, you got to ride it like you find it
                                      B7          E
Get your ticket at the station on the Rock Island Line

[Verse 3]

E
Oh I may be right and I may be wrong
     B7                           E
But you're gonna miss me when I'm gone

E
Well the engineer said before he died
           B7
There were two more drinks that he'd like to try
B7
The conductor said what could they be
NC
A hot cup of coffee and a cold glass of tea

[Chorus]

E
Down the Rock Island Line is a mighty good road,
                        B7
Rock Island Line is the road to ride
E
Rock Island Line is a mighty good road

Well if you ride, you got to ride it like you find it
                                      B7          E
Get your ticket at the station on the Rock Island Line