| Come all you rounders if you wanna hear
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| The story 'bout a brave engineer
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| Casey Jones was the rounder’s name
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| On a 68 wheeler boys he won his fame
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| The caller, called Casey at a half past four
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| He kissed his wife at the station door
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| Mounted to the cabin with his orders in his hand
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| And it took his final trip to the Promised Land
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| Casey Jones mounted to the cabin
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| Casey Jones with the orders in his hand
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| Casey Jones mounted to the cabin
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| And it took his final trip to the Promised Land
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| Put in your water and shovel your coal
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| Put your head out the window watch the drivers roll
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| I’ll run her till she leaves the rails
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| 'Cause I made hours late with the western mail
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| He looked at his watch but the watch was slow
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| He looked at the water and the water was low
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| He looked at the fireman and then he said
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| We’re gonna reach Frisco, Buffalo’d be dead
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| Casey Jones gonna reach Frisco
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| Casey Jones, Buffalo’d be dead
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| Casey Jones we’re gonna reach Frisco
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| We’re gonna reach Frisco, Buffalo’d be dead… |