58. Rock Island Line – Lonnie Donegan

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Now this here’s the	story	about the Rock Island Line.

The Rock Island Line, she runs down into New Orleans,

And just outside of New Orleans is a big toll gate,

And all the trains that go through the toll gate

Why, they gotta pay the man some money.

But of course, if you got certain things on board

You’re okay and you don’t have to pay the man nothin’.

And just now we see a train, she comin’ down the line.

When you she come up near the toll gate

The driver, he shout down to the man, an’ he say:

“I got pigs, I got horses, I got cows, I got sheep

I got all livestock, I got all livestock, I got all livestock.”

The man say, “Well, you all right boy,

Just get on through, you don’t have to pay me nothin’.”

And then the train go through, and when he go through the tollgate

The train gather up a little bit of steam and a little bit of speed.

And when the driver think he safely on the other side

He shouts back down the line to the man.

He said, “I fooled you, I fooled you.

I got pig iron, I got pig iron, I got all pig iron.

Now I’ll tell you where I’m goin’ boy.”