Casey Jones

G Come all you rounders if you want to hear a story A D about a brave engineer G Casey Jones was the rounder's name and on a 6 -8 wheeler D boys he won his fame G The Caller called Casey at half past four A D kissed his wife at the station door G mounted to the cabin with his orders in his hand and took his farewell trip D G to the promised land G K .C. Jones mounted to the cabin, C G D K .C. Jones with his orders in his hand, G D K .C. Jones mounted to the cabin, and took his farewill trip to the Promised Land G Oh, put in your water and shovel in your coal, put your head out the window, A boys, watch them drivers roll D G I'm going to run her till she leaves the rail, D cause I'm six hours late with the Westerhurt mail G He looked at his watch and his watch was slow, he looked at his water A and his water was low D G Turned to the fireman and he said, D We're gonna reach Frisco G but we'll all be dead Casey Jones, D we're gonna reach a frisco C G Casey Jones, but we'll all be dead D G Casey Jones, we're gonna reach a frisco C D G We're gonna reach Frisco but we'll all be dead G Now Casey pulled up that Reno hill A Tooted for the crossing with an awful shrill D G So which man knew by the engine's moan D That the man at the throttle G was Casey Jones Casey Pulled up within two miles of the place, A D number four stared him right in the face G He urned to the fireman and said, boy you better jump, cause there's two locomotives D G that's a -goin' to bump G Casey Jones, two locomotives, C G D Casey Jones and a -goin' to bump G Casey Jones, two locomotives, C D G two locomotives and a -goin' to bump G Casey said just before he died, A D two more roads I'd like to ride G Firemen turned and said what might they be, D the Southern Pacific and the Santa Fe G Mrs. Jones sat on her bed a -cryin', just received a message that A D her Casey man was dyin' G Said go to bed, children, and hush your cryin', cause you got another papa D G on the Salt Lake Line C G D KC Jones, G you got another papa G A D KC Jones on the Salt Lake Line Outro G D Em C G D G