Cat. #1053 (MFH #90) - As sung by Ollie Gilbert, Mountain View, Arkansas on March 11, 1970
VERSE 1
Come all you rounders if you wann'a hear
A story 'bout a brave engineer
Casey Jones was a rounders name
With a six-eight wheeler an' he won his fame
VERSE 2
A call, called Casey at half past four
Kissed his wife at th station door
He mounted to th cab with th order in his hand
Took a farewell trip to th promised land
VERSE 3
Casey Jones, mounted to the cab
Casey Jones, with th order in his hand
Casey Jones mounted to th cab
Took a farewell trip to th promised land
VERSE 4
Turn on your water, shovel in your coal
Put your head out th window, watch th drivers roll
I'm gonna' run 'er till she leaves th rail
Fer, eight hours late on th western mail
VERSE 5
He lookd at his watch an' his watch was slow
Looked at his water an' his water was low
Turned to th fireman, this he said,
We're gonna' reach Frisco but we'll all be dead
VERSE 6
Casey Jones, gonna' reach th Frisco
Casey Jones, but we'll all be dead
Casey Jones, gonna' reach th Frisco
Gonna' reach th Frisco but we'll all be dead
VERSE 7
Casey pulled up to that Reno Hill
Tooted at th crossin', with a mighty shrill
Th switchman knew by th ending moan
That th man at th throttle was Casey Jones
VERSE 8
He pulled in a mile to th place
An' ole number four stared 'im right in th face
He turned to th boys, said, you'd better jump
There's two locomotives gonna' bump
VERSE 9
Casey Jones, two locomotives
Casey Jones, is goin' to bump
Casey Jones, two locomotives
Two locomotives goin' to bump
VERSE 10
Casey said before he died
There's two more roads, he'd like to ride
Foreman asked, which could they be
Southern Pacific an' Santa Fe
VERSE 11
Mrs. Jones set on her bed, a sighin'
She recieved the message, Casey was dyin'
Says, go to bed children, hush up your cryin'
You got another Poppy on th Salt Lake Line