Johnny Cash - Rock Island Line

Now this here's a story about the Rock Island Line:
Well, the Rock Island Line - she runs down into New Orleans
There's a big tollgate down there and you know
If you got certain things on board when you go through the toll gate
Well, you don't have to pay the man no toll
Well, a train driver, he pulled up to the tollgate
And a man hollered and asked him what all he had on board and said:
"I got livestock, I got livestock, I got cows, I got pigs, I got sheep,
I got mules, I got all livestock"
Well, he said, "you're all right, boy, you don't have to pay no toll,
You can just go right on through," so he went on through the tollgate
And as he went through he started pickin' up a little bit of speed,
Pickin' up a little bit of steam
He got on through, he turned and looked back at the man he said,
"Well, I fooled you, I fooled you, I got pig iron, I got pig iron, I got old pig iron!"

Down the Rock Island Line she's a mighty good road
Rock Island Line it's a road to ride
Rock Island Line it's a mighty good road
Well, if you ride you got to ride it like you finally get your ticket
At the station for the Rock Island Line

Looked cloudy in the west and it looked like rain
Round the curve came a passenger train
North bound train on the southbound track
he's alright a leavin', but he won't be back

Well, the Rock Island Line...

Oh, I may be right and I may be wrong
But you gonna miss me when I'm gone
Well, the engineer said before he died,
"There were two more drinks that he'd like to try"
The conductor said "what could they be?"
"A hot cup of coffee and a cold glass of tea"

Well the Rock Island Line...