Rock Island Line Lyrics - Singles - Golden Gate Quartet

Now this here's a story about the Rock Island Line 

Well the Rock Island Line she runs down into New Orleans 

There's a big tollgate down there and you know 

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

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

Well a train driver he pulled up to the tollgate 

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

I got livestock I got livestock I got cows I got pigs I got sheep 

I got mules I got all livestock 

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

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

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

Pickin' up a little bit of steam 

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

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

Pig iron 

Down the Rock Island Line she's a mighty good road 

Rock Island Line it's a road to ride 

Rock Island Line it's a mighty good road 

Well if you ride you got to ride it like you finally get your ticket 

At the station for the Rock Island Line 

Looked cloudy in the west and it looked like rain 

Round the curve came a passenger train 

North bound train on the southbound track 

He's alright a leavin' but he won't be back 

Well the Rock Island Line she's a mighty good road 

Rock Island Line it's a road to ride 

Rock Island Line it's a mighty good road 

Well if you ride you got to ride it 

Like you finally get your ticket 

At the station for the Rock Island Line 

Oh I may be right and I may be wrong 

But you gonna miss me when I'm gone 

Well the engineer said before he died 

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

The conductor said what could they be 

A hot cup of coffee and a cold glass of tea 

Well the Rock Island Line she's a mighty good road 

Rock Island Line it's a road to ride 

Rock Island Line it's a mighty good road 

Well if you ride you got to ride it 

Like you finally get your ticket 

At the station for the Rock Island Line