[00:00.00]Rock Island Line - The Weavers
[00:05.55]Oh the rock island line it is a mighty good
[00:08.30]Road
[00:08.98]Oh that rock island line it is the road to
[00:11.34]Ride
[00:12.19]The rock island line it is a mighty good road
[00:14.79]But if you want to ride you got to ride
[00:16.88]It like you find it
[00:17.88]Get your ticket at the station for the rock island
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[00:23.71]Cloudy in the west looks like rain
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[00:26.93]Bought me a ticket on a railroad train
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[00:30.15]Pour on the water shovel on the coals
[00:32.71]Stick your head out the window see the drivers roll
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[00:36.03]Well the rock island line it is a mighty good
[00:38.32]Road
[00:39.06]Oh that rock island line it is a road to
[00:41.44]Ride
[00:42.22]The rock island line it is a mighty good road
[00:45.15]But if you want to ride you got to ride
[00:47.11]It like you find it
[00:48.20]Get your ticket at the station for the rock island
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[00:53.89]The 745 was always late
[00:56.85]But arrived today at a quarter to eight
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[01:00.47]The engineer said when they cheered his name
[01:03.12]We're right on time but this is yesterday's train
[01:06.26]Well the rock island line it is a mighty good
[01:08.76]Road
[01:09.39]Oh that rock island line it is the road to
[01:11.80]Ride
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[01:12.73]The rock island line it is a mighty good road
[01:15.66]But if you want to ride you got to ride
[01:17.72]It like you find it
[01:18.54]Get your ticket at the station for the rock island
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[01:24.60]The engineer said before he died
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[01:27.71]There's two more drinks that I would like to try
[01:30.68]The conductor said what can they be
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[01:33.92]A hot glass of water and a cold cup of
[01:36.39]Tea
[01:36.95]Well the rock island line it is a mighty good
[01:39.46]Road
[01:40.06]Oh that rock island line it is the road to
[01:42.46]Ride
[01:43.29]The rock island line it is a mighty good road
[01:46.22]But if you want to ride you got to ride
[01:48.15]It like you find it
[01:49.09]Get your ticket at the station for the rock island
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[01:55.28]The eastbound train was on the westbound track
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[01:58.27]The northbound train was on the southbound track
[02:01.39]The conductor hollered now ain't this fine
[02:04.65]What a peculiar way to run a railway line
[02:08.26]Well the rock island line it is a mighty good
[02:10.97]Road
[02:11.75]Oh that rock island line it is the road to
[02:14.06]Ride
[02:14.84]The rock island line it is a mighty good road
[02:17.91]But if you want to ride you got to ride
[02:20.58]It like you find it
[02:21.48]Get your ticket at the station for the rock island
[02:23.54]Line
[02:24.31]Ticket at the station for the rock island line