Roberto

I've had a closer listen to the song and below I include the minor changes and some major ones. As you'll see from the notes below I'm still not completely happy with it. We might need another ear on it! Stewie where are you?

Mick


Old Rock Island Blues, sung by Lonnie Coleman

I've got the Rock Island blues, waiting for the Rock Island prayer   
I've got the Rock Island blues, waiting for the Rock Island prayer
I take the Rock Island train and take a Rock Island ride somewhere

I've got a free transportation, looking for the train to ride
I've got a free transportation, looking for the train to ride
I need to ride the Rock Island, just riding to satisfy

If you ever been down, you know would just how I feel
Say, that you ever been down, you might know just how I feel
If you maybe been down, you know just how I feel                                       

I've got the Rock Island blues, waiting for the Rock Island prayer   
I've got the Rock Island blues, waiting for the Rock Island prayer   
I'll take the Rock Island train and take a Rock Island ride somewhere

Well I'm going away, ain't comin' here no mo'
I'm going away, ain't comin' here no mo'
Needing crank crepe on your door

I've got the riches got the raggeds and my baby's got the Mobile blues
I've got the riches got the raggeds and my baby's got the Mobile blues
I've got the Rock Island blues and I don't know what to do

One thing about these women I cannot understand
One thing about the women I cannot understand
All wear short dresses trying to fool a workingman

I've got the riches got the raggeds and my baby's got the Mobile blues
I've got the riches got the raggeds and my baby's got the Mobile blues
I've got the Rock Island blues and I don't know what to do

And if anyone should ask you who composed this song
And if anyone should ask you who composed this song
Just tell 'm Lonnie Coleman, done been to your town and gone


Notes:
v1 and v4:
prayer seems to be the word, but I don't entirely like the sense. Flyer would be a possibility, it just doesn't sound like that. (I did think it might be your van for a while, but discounted that after more listening).

v3 last line:
maybe might just be baby

v5:
I think Needing is OK. The following words sounds like crank, but again I don't entirely like the sense. It may just be hang as originally. It might also be black (my first hearing of it).

v6 and v8:
riches got the raggeds: got between them I'm certain of. raggeds I'm fairly certain of. riches I'm less certain of. It actually sounds like ridges and I did think it might be rages but rich and ragged is an expression that's used more generally, so I settled for riches, but once again I don't entirely like the sense.