Casey Jones (the Brave Engineer) Lyrics - Eddy Arnold

Come all you rounders, if you wanna hear 

The story 'bout a brave engineer 

Casey Jones was the rounder's name 

On a 68 wheeler, boys, he won his fame 

The caller called Casey at a half past four 

He kissed his wife at the station door 

Mounted to the cabin with his orders in his hand 

And it took his final trip to the Promised Land 

Casey Jones mounted to the cabin 

Casey Jones with the orders in his hand 

Casey Jones mounted to the cabin 

And it took his final trip to the Promised Land 

Put in your water and shovel your coal 

Put your head out the window watch the drivers roll 

I'll run her till she leaves the rails 

'Cause I made hours late with the western mail 

He looked at his watch but the watch was slow 

He looked at the water and the water was low 

He looked at the fireman and then he said 

"We're gonna reach Frisco Buffalo'd be dead" 

Casey Jones gonna reach Frisco 

Casey Jones Buffalo'd be dead 

Casey Jones we're gonna reach Frisco 

We're gonna reach Frisco Buffalo'd be dead 

Casey pulled up that Reno hill 

He whistled for the crossing with an awful shrill 

The switchman knew by the engine's moan 

That the man at the throttle was Casey Jones 

He pulled up within two miles of the place 

There number four stared him straight in the face 

He turned to his fireman, said, "Boy, you'd better jump 

'Cause there's two locomotives that are going to bump" 

Casey Jones two locomotives 

Casey Jones that's going to bump 

Casey Jones two locomotives 

There's two locomotives that's going to bump 

Casey said just before he died 

"There're two more roads that I'd like to ride" 

The fireman said, "Would that be 

The Northern Pacific and the Santa Fe" 

Mrs. Jones sat at on her bed a sighin' 

Just to see the message that Casey was dyin' 

Go to bed children and stop your cryin' 

'Cause daddy's still a ridin' that heavenly line 

Casey Jones mounted to the cabin 

Casey Jones with the orders in his hand 

Casey Jones mounted to the cabin 

And it took his final trip to the Promised Land