Johnny Cash – Rock Island Line (Guitar)

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[Verse 1]
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Now this here's a story about the Rock Island Line

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Well the Rock Island Line she runs down into New Orleans

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There's a big tollgate down there and you know

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If you got certain things on board when you go through the tollgate

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Well you don't have to pay the man no toll

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Well a train driver he pulled up to the tollgate

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And a man hollered and asked him what all he had on board and he said

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I got livestock

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I got livestock

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I got cows

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I got pigs

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I got sheep

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I got mules

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I got all live stock

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Well he said you're alright boy you don't have to pay no toll

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You can just go right on through so he went on through the tollgate

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And as he went through he started pickin' up a little bit of speed

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Pickin' up a little bit of steam

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He got on through he turned and looked back at the man he said

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Well I fooled you

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I fooled you

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I got pigiron

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I got pigiron

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I got old pigiron
[Chorus]
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Down the Rock Island Line is a mighty good road,

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Rock Island Line is the road to ride

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Rock Island Line is a mighty good road
Well if you ride, you got to ride it like you find it
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Get your ticket at the station on the Rock Island Line
[Verse 2]
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Looked cloudy in the west and it looked like rain

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Round the curve came a passenger train

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North bound train on a southbound track
NC He's alright a leavin' but he won't be back [Chorus]
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Down the Rock Island Line is a mighty good road,

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Rock Island Line is the road to ride

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Rock Island Line is a mighty good road
Well if you ride, you got to ride it like you find it
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Get your ticket at the station on the Rock Island Line
[Verse 3]
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Oh I may be right and I may be wrong

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But you're gonna miss me when I'm gone

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Well the engineer said before he died

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There were two more drinks that he'd like to try

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The conductor said what could they be
NC A hot cup of coffee and a cold glass of tea [Chorus]
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Down the Rock Island Line is a mighty good road,

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Rock Island Line is the road to ride

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Rock Island Line is a mighty good road
Well if you ride, you got to ride it like you find it
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Get your ticket at the station on the Rock Island Line