Casey Jones - Johnny Cash [Intro] G Verse 1: [G] Come all you rounders if you wanna hear, The story about a [C] brave engi[D7]neer. [G] Casey Jones was the roller's name, On a 68 wheeler course he [D7] rode to [G] fame. Verse 2: [G] Caller called Casey bout half past four, He kissed his wife at the [C] station [D7] door. He [G] climbed in the cabin with his orders in his hand, Said this is the trip to the [D7] Promised [G] Land. |Chorus: |Casey Jones, climbed in the [D] cabin, |[G] Casey Jones, orders in his [D] hand, |[G] Casey Jones, leaning out the [D] window, |[G] Making a trip to the [D] Promised [G] Land. Verse 3: [G] Through South Memphis Yards on a fly, Rain been a falling and the [C] water was [D7] high. [G] Everybody knew by the engine's moan, That the man at the throttle was [D7] Casey [G] Jones. Verse 4: [G] Well Jones said fireman now don't you fret, Sam Webb said "We ain't a [C] giving up [D7] yet, We're [G] eight hours late with the southbound mail, We'll be on time or we're [D7] leaving the [G] rails." Chorus: Verse 5: [G] Dead on the rail was a passenger train, Blood was a boiling in [C] Casey's [D7] brain. [G] Casey said "Hey now look out ahead, Jump Sam jump or [D7] we'll all [G] be dead." Verse 6: [G] With a hand on a whistle and a hand on a brake, North Mississippi was [C] wide [D7] awake. [G] I see railroad official said, "He's a good engineer to be a [D7] lying [G] dead." Chorus: Verse 7: [G] Headaches and heartaches and all kinds of pain, All the part of a [C] railroad [D7] train. [G] Sweat and toil the good and the grand, Are part of the life of a [D7] railroad [G] man. Chorus: