Casey Jones Lyrics - What I Know - Tom Rush

Miss Casey said she dreamt a dream 

The night she bought her sewing machine. 

The needle got broke and she could not sew. 

Loved Mister Casey 'cause she told me so. 

...Told me so... 

...Told me so... 

She loved Mister Casey 'cause she told me so. 

Now Monday morning, at four o'clock. 

Casey told his fireman get the boilers hot. 

Put on your water, put on your coal, 

Put your head out the window, see my driver wheel roll 

...See my driver wheel roll... 

Put your head out the window, see my drive wheel roll. 

Some people goin a tell ya Casey Jones can't run. 

Let me tell you what Casey done. 

He left Memphis, was a quarter to nine. 

Got to Newport News fore dinner time 

...Fore was dinner time... 

Got to Newport News, fore dinner time. 

Hey look a yonder comin down that line 

Its the 109 tryin to make some time 

You can tell by the way that the whistle moans 

The man at the throttle thats Casey Jones 

Thats Casey Jones 

Thats Casey Jones 

The man at the throttle thats Casey Jones 

Now Monday mornin at six oclock. 

Caseys engine began to reel and rock 

Casey told the fireman Keep yourself hid 

We gonna shake it like Chaney did 

Like Chaney did 

Like Chaney did 

We gonna shake it like Chaney did 

Hey look a yonder waitin down that line 

Ten little children on the doorstep cryin 

Momma Momma cant keep from cryin 

Poppa got killed on the central line 

On the central line 

On the central line 

Poppa got killed on the central line 

Now Monday mornin' come a shower of rain 

'Round the curve come a passenger train 

Tipped his brake, blew his horn 

He's a good engineer but he's dead and gone 

He's dead and gone 

He's dead and gone 

He's a good engineer but he's dead and gone 

And Miss Casey said she dreamt a dream 

The night she bought her sewing machine. 

The needle got broke and she could not sew. 

Loved Mister Casey 'cause she told me so. 

...Told me so... 

...Told me so... 

She loved Mister Casey 'cause she told me so.