Intro :
C ome all you rounders if you wanna hear
The story about a b rave engin eer.
C asey Jones was the roller's name
On a 68 wheeler course he r ode to f ame.
C aller called Casey bout half past four
He kissed his wife at the s tation d oor.
He c limbed in the cabin with his orders in his hand
Said this is the trip to the P romised La nd.
Casey Jones climbed in the c abin
C asey Jones orders in his h and
C asey Jones leaning out the w indow
M aking a trip to the P romised L and.
T hrough South Memphis Yards on a fly
Rain been a falling and the w ater was h igh.
E verybody knew by the engine's moan
That the man at the throttle was C asey J ones.
W ell Jones said fireman now don't you fret
Sam Webb said "We ain't a giving up yet
We're e ight hours late with the southbound mail
We'll be on time or we're l eaving the r ails."
Casey Jones climbed in the c abin
C asey Jones orders in his h and
C asey Jones leaning out the w indow
M aking a trip to the P romised L and.
D ead on the rail was a passenger train
Blood was a boiling in C asey's b rain.
C asey said "Hey now look out ahead
Jump Sam jump or w e'll all b e dead."
W ith a hand on a whistle and a hand on a brake
North Mississippi was w ide a wake.
I see railroad official said
"He's a good engineer to be a l ying d ead."
Casey Jones climbed in the c abin
C asey Jones orders in his h and
C asey Jones leaning out the w indow
M aking a trip to the P romised L and.
H eadaches and heartaches and all kinds of pain
All the part of a r ailroad t rain.
S weat and toil the good and the grand
Are part of the life of a r ailroad m an.
Casey Jones climbed in the c abin
C asey Jones orders in his h and
C asey Jones leaning out the w indow
M aking a trip to the P romised L and.
