Mississippi John Hurt - Casey Jones Lyrics

Casey Jones was an ol' engineer
He told his fireman to not to fear
"All I want is my water and my coal"
Looks out the window, see me drive wheel roll

Early one mornin' came a shower of rain
'Round the curve I seen a passenger train
In the cabin was Casey Jones
He's a noble engineer but he's dead and gone

Casey's wife, she got the news
Sittin' on the bedside she was lacin' up her shoes
I said, "Go away, children and hold your breath
Gonna draw a pension as your daddy's dead"

"Children, children, get your hat"
"Mama, mama, what you mean by that?"
"Get your hat, put it on your head
Go down in town, see if your daddy's dead"

Casey said, before he died
"Fixed the blinds so the boys can't ride
If they ride, let 'em ride the rod
'Cause their life's in the hands of God"

Casey said, before he died
One more road that he want to ride
People wondered what road could that be?
Gulf of Colorado and the Santa Fe