CASEY JONES
TRADITIONAL – AS SUNG BY T. R. MUNDAY

COME ALL YOU PEOPLE IF YOU WANT TO HEAR
THE STORY OF A BRAVE ENGINEER
CASEY JONES WAS THE ENGINEER’S NAME
ON A SIX EIGHT WHEELER BOYS HE WON HIS FAME

CASEY JONES, WORKIN’ FOR THE RAILROAD
CASEY JONES, THROTTLE IN HIS HAND
CASEY JONES, WORKIN’ FOR THE RAILROAD
GONNA DRIVE THAT LOCOMOTIVE TO THE PROMISED LAND

CASEY JONES, HAD A SPECIAL WHISTLE
CASEY JONES, ROLLIN’ DOWN THE LINE
CASEY JONES, BLOW THAT SPECIAL WHISTLE
FOLKS SAY THERE GOES CASEY AND HE’S MAKIN’ TIME

THE CALLER CALLED CASEY AT HALF PAST FOUR
KISSED HIS WIFE AT THE KITCHEN DOOR
WHEN SHE KISSED CASEY, SHE DIDN’T KNOW
SHE’D NEVER SEE HER MAN NO MORE

CASEY JONES BLOWIN’ ON THE WHISTLE
CASEY JONES, ROLLIN’ DOWN THE LINE
CASEY JONES BLOWIN ON THE WHISTLE
NEVER SUSPECTIN’ HE WAS ON HIS WAY TO DYIN’

SOUTH MEMPHIS YARD OF THE I-C LINE
CASEY COME IN FROM HIS REGULAR RUN
SOUTH MEMPHIS YARD OF THE I-C LINE
DISPATCH SAYS CASEY YOU AIN’T DONE

CASEY JONES CLIMBED UP IN THE CABIN
ENGINE NUMBER SIX THIRTY EIGHT
CASEY JONES CLIMBED UP IN THE CABIN
SOUTHBOUND MAIL AND IT’S EIGHT HOURS LATE

RAINEY NIGHT ON THE RAILROAD LINE
GOT UP STEAM AND HE BEGAN TO ROLL
RAINEY NIGHT ON THE RAILROAD LINE
CONDUCTOR SAID WELL BLESS MY SOUL

OUT ON THE MAIN LINE MAKIN’ UP TIME
EVERYBODY KNEW BY THE ENGINE’S MOAN
OUT ON THE MAIN LINE MAKIN’ UP TIME
THAT THE MAN ON THE THROTTLE WAS CASEY JONES

CASEY JONES BLOWIN’ ON THE WHISTLE
CASEY JONES ROLLIN’ DOWN THE LINE
CASEY JONES BLOWIN ON THE WHISTLE
NEVER SUSPECTIN’ HE WAS ON HIS WAY TO DYIN’

CASEY JONES LEANIN’ OUT THE WINDOW
NORTH MISSISSIPPI IN THE DRIVIN’ RAIN
CASEY JONES LEANIN’ OUT THE WINDOW
HEADED TOWARD A CRASH WITH A STOPPED FREIGHT TRAIN

ONE HAND ON THE WHISTLE AND THE OTHER ON THE BRAKE
TOLD HIS FIREMAN GONNA HIT THAT TRAIN
ONE HAND ON THE WHISTLE AND THE OTHER ON THE BRAKE
SAID JUMP NOW SAM, OR START TO PRAYIN’

CASEY JONES WORKIN’ FOR THE RAILROAD
CASEY JONES SAW HIS FATE AT HAND
CASEY JONES WORKIN’ FOR THE RAILROAD
AND HE DROVE THAT LOCOMOTIVE TO THE PROMISED LAND

HE’S A GOOD ENGINEER TO BE LAYIN’ DEAD
HIS PASSENGERS LIVED ‘CAUSE HE HELD THAT BRAKE
HE’S A GOOD ENGINEER TO BE LAYIN’ DEAD
‘TIL HE CRASHED INTO THE BACK END OF THAT OLD STOPPED FREIGHT