Casey Jones Was His Name Lyrics - Singles - Hank Snow

A long time ago 

In a town in Tennessee 

There lived a man 

And he was great as he could be 

By the sweat of his brow 

He earned fortune and fame 

Casey Jones was his name 

(Chorus) 

Clickety-clack, clickety-clack 

Over the rails he'd go 

Clickety-clack, clickety-clack 

Braving rain and snow 

Ev'ryone knew three-eighty-two was his train 

Casey Jones was his name 

From Memphis, Tennessee 

On that Cannonball Express 

By the wining of the whistle 

You could tell him from the rest 

Past the old plantations 

With their cotton and cane 

Casey Jones was his name 

(Repeat chorus) 

Runnin' late thru Sardis 

Past Winona on the fly 

Like lightnin' chasin' thunder 

Thru the stairways of the sky 

When we heard his engine moanin' 

And the story is claimed 

Casey Jones was his name 

Then on that fatal night 

He made his final run 

Near Vaughan, Mississippi 

He knew his time had come 

Too late he saw the (?) 

Of an old freight train 

Now a legend, Casey Jones was his name 

(Repeat chorus)