| Now this here’s the story
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| About the Rock Island Line
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| The Rock Island Line
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| She runs down into New Orleans
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| And just outside of New Orleans
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| Is a big toll gate and all the trains
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| That go through the toll gate, why
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| They got to pay the man some money
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| But of course, if you’ve
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| Got certain things on board
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| You’re okay, you don’t
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| Have to pay the man nothing
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| Just now we see a train
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| She’s coming down the line
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| And when she come up near the toll gate
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| The driver, he shout down to the man
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| He said, I got pigs, I got horses
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| I got cows, I got sheep
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| I got all livestock
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| Got all livestock
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| I got all livestock
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| And the man say
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| Well, you’re all right, boy
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| You just get on through
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| You don’t have to pay me nothing
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| And then the train go through
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| And when he go through the tollgate
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| The train get up a little bit of steam
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| And a little bit of speed
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| And when the driver thinks
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| He’s safely on out of sight
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| He shouts back down
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| The line to the man
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| He say, I fooled you, I fooled you
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| I got pig iron, I got pig iron
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| I got all pig iron
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| Now I’ll tell you
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| Where I’m going, boy
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| (CHORUS)
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| Down the Rock Island Line
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| She’s a mighty good road
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| The Rock Island Line
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| Is the road to ride
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| Yes, the Rock Island Line
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| Is a mighty good road
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| But if you want to ride
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| Gotta ride it like you find it Get your ticket at the station
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| Of the Rock Island Line
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| I may be right, I may be wrong
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| You know you’re gonna miss me When I’m gone
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| (CHORUS)
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| Hallelujah, I’m safe from sin
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| The good Lord’s coming
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| For to see me again
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| (CHORUS)
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| A, b, c, w, x, y, z Cat’s in the cupboard
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| But he don’t see me
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| (CHORUS) 2X |