Johnny Cash Casey Jones song lyrics

Come all you rounders if you wanna hear

the story about a brave engineer

Casey Jones was the roller's name

on a 68 wheeler course he won his fame

Caller called Casey bout half past four

he kissed his wife at the station door

He climbed in the cabin

with his orders in his hand

Said this is the trip to the Promised Land

Casey Jones climbed in the cabin

Casey Jones orders in his hand

Casey Jones leanin' out the window

taking a trip to the Promised Land

Through South Memphis Yards on a fly

rain been a fallin' and the water was high

Everybody knew by the engine's moan

that the man at the throttle was Casey Jones

Well Jones said fireman now don't you fret

Sam Webb said we ain't a givin' up yet

We're eight hours late with the southbound mail

We'll be on time or we're leavin' the rails

Casey Jones climbed in the cabin

Casey Jones orders in his hand

Casey Jones leanin' out the window

taking a trip to the Promised Land

Dead on the rail was a passenger train

blood was a boilin' in Casey's brain

Casey said hey now look out ahead

jump Sam jump or we'll all be dead

With a hand on a whistle and a hand on a brake

north Mississippi was wide awake

I see railroad official said

he's a good engineer to be a laying dead

Casey Jones climbed in the cabin

Casey Jones orders in his hand

Casey Jones leanin' out the window

taking a trip to the Promised Land

Headaches and heartaches

and all kinds of pain

all the part of a railroad train

Sweat and toil the good and the grand

part of the life of a railroad man

Casey Jones climbed in the cabin

Casey Jones orders in his hand

Casey Jones leanin' out the window taking a trip to the Promised Land