Casey Jones

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Come all you rounders 

if you want to hear a story 
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about a brave engineer  
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Casey Jones was the rounder's name 

and on a 6 -8 wheeler 
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boys he won his fame 
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The Caller called 

Casey at half past four 
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kissed his wife at the station door 

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mounted to the cabin 

with his orders in his hand 

and took his farewell trip 
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to the promised land 
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K .C. Jones mounted to the cabin, 
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K .C. Jones with his orders in his hand, 
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K .C. Jones mounted to the cabin, 

and took his farewill trip 

to the Promised Land 

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Oh, put in your water and 

shovel in your coal, 

put your head out the window, 
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boys, watch them drivers roll 
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I'm going to run her till 

she leaves the rail, 
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cause I'm six hours late 

with the Westerhurt mail 
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He looked at his watch and 

his watch was slow, 

he looked at his water 
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and his water was low 
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Turned to the fireman and he said, 
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We're gonna reach Frisco 
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but we'll all be dead 

Casey Jones, 

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we're gonna reach a frisco 
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Casey Jones, but we'll all be dead 
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Casey Jones, we're gonna reach a frisco 
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We're gonna reach Frisco but we'll all be dead 

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Now Casey pulled up that Reno hill 
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Tooted for the crossing with an awful shrill 
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So which man knew by 

the engine's moan 

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That the man at the throttle 
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was Casey Jones 

Casey Pulled up within two miles of the place, 
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number four stared him right in the face 
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He urned to the fireman and said, 

boy you better jump, 

cause there's two locomotives 
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that's a -goin' to bump 
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Casey Jones, two locomotives, 
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Casey Jones and a -goin' to bump 
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Casey Jones, two locomotives, 
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two locomotives and a -goin' to bump 
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Casey said just before he died, 
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two more roads I'd like to ride 
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Firemen turned and said what might they be, 
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the Southern Pacific and the Santa Fe 
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Mrs. Jones sat on her bed a -cryin', 

just received a message that 
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her Casey man was dyin' 
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Said go to bed, children, 

and hush your cryin', 

cause you got another papa 
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on the Salt Lake Line 
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KC Jones, 
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you got another papa 
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KC Jones on the Salt Lake Line 


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