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User Name	Thread Name	Subject	Posted
Tannywheeler	Lyr ADD: Rock Island Line (from Leadbelly) (36)	RE: Lyr Req: Rock Island Line (Leadbelly)	14 Sep 10
"If you want to ride it, got to ride it like you find it.." "I may be right an' I may be wrong, but gal ya gonna miss me when I'm gone..." "Oh, the Rock Island line it is a mighty good road. Oh, the Rock Island line it is the road to ride... The narration is about the fact that only agricultural products could go through wi/out paying a fee. So the: "I got cows, I got pigs, I got sheep, I got hawssiz(horses)-- I got all livestock; I got all livestock;" After the train has been cleared to pass & is going on its way the answer changes to: "I fooled you; I fooled you! I got all pig iron; I got all pig iron!"(train is hauling ore.) This is the way I remember these parts of this song--Leadbelly version. Tw

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