A tragic comedy based on a real event, 1909.
words by T. Lawrence Seibert
music by Eddie Newton
The sheet music:
Accompaniment track:
Lyrics
- Come all you rounders if you want to hear
A story about a brave Engineer
Casey Jones was the Rounders name
On a six eight wheeler boys he won his fame
The caller called Casey at a half past four
Kissed his wife at the station door
Mounted to the Cabin with his orders in his hand
And he took his farewell trip to that promised land
Chorus
Casey Jones! mounted to the cabin
Casey Jones, with his orders in his hand
Casey Jones, mounted to the cabin
And he took his farewell trip to that Promised Land
- Put in your water and shovel in your coal
Put your head out the window watch them drivers roll
I’ll run her till she leaves the rail
Cause I’m eight hour late with that western mail
He looked at his watch and his watch was slow
He looked at the water and the water was low
He turned to the Fireman and he said
“We’re going to reach Frisco but we’ll all be dead”
Chorus
Casey Jones! going to reach Frisco
Casey Jones, but we’ll all be dead
Casey Jones, going to reach Frisco
“We’re going to reach Frisco but we’ll all be dead”
- Casey pulled up that Reno hill
He tooted for the crossing with an awful shrill
The switchman knew by the engine’s moan
That the man at the throttle was Casey Jones
He pulled up within two miles of the place
Number four stared him right in the face
Turned to the Fireman, said, “Boy you’d better jump
Cause there’s two Locomotives that’s a-going to bump”
Chorus
Casey Jones! two Locomotives
Casey Jones, that’s a-going to bump
Casey Jones, two Locomotives
“There’s two Locomotives that’s a-going to bump”
- Casey said just before he died,
“There’s two more roads that I’d like to ride”
Fireman said, “What could that be?”
“The Southern Pacific and the Sante Fe”
Mrs. Jones sat on her bed a sighing
Just received a message that Casey was dying
Said, “Go to bed children and hush your crying
Cause you got another papa on the Salt Lake Line”
Chorus
Mrs. Casey Jones! got another papa
Mrs. Casey Jones, on that Salt Lake Line
Mrs. Casey Jones, got another papa
“And you’ve got another papa on that Salt Lake Line”
Sung here by Fred & Penny Feild: