From the sheet music at The Levy Collection:


RIDIN' IN A RAILROAD KEER.
Written and composed by W. J. Florence
And sung by Mrs. W. J. Florence in the principal theatres of Europe & America
St. Louis: R. J. Compton, 1859.

1. Suke Sattinet was a comely gal, and loved her parents dear,
Till she met Sim Jim, the miller's son, a-ridin' in a railroad keer.
Slim Jim's dad's house was top of the hill. Suke Sattinet she lived near.
'Twas going to the mill she met Slim Jim, a-ridin' in a railroad keer.
Ridin' in a railroad keer,
'Twas going to the mill she met Slim Jim, ridin' in a railroad keer.

2. He winked at Sal, and she looked sly, then called her his duck and dear!
Says Jim: Will you have me? Says Suke: I will. – ridin' in a railroad keer.
But, as they neared the old man's house, Jim began to shake with fear,
And he lost all the courage he had before, ridin' in a railroad keer.
Ridin' in a railroad keer,
And he lost all the courage he had before, ridin' in a railroad keer.

3. When they got to the house, he took off his cap, then bowed and scraped so queer.
Says he: Your daughter promised to be mine, ridin' in a railroad keer.
The old man took his gun from the shelf. Says he: Slim Jim, just clear,
Or I'll blow you so high, you'll never come down, ridin' in a railroad keer.
Ridin' in a railroad keer,
Or I'll blow you so high, you'll never come down, ridin' in a railroad keer.


[The same song is also found in a song sheet (broadside) at The Library of Congress.]