Key: C major
Verse 1
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Early in the morning,
it looked like rain,
Around the bend came a
Under the cab was a Casey Jones,
A good engineer,
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Hey yeah, dead and gone,
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but he's dead and gone.
Casey Jones was a brave engineer,
All he needed was water and coal,
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But you had to wait to see the drivers roll.
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Hey, yeah, the driver's roll
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and see the driver's roll
Ain't it a pity, ain't it a shame
And some will never ride the road again
A six -wheeled driver had
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Hey, yeah, take the blame
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A six -wheeled driver had to take the blame
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before she died
Da -da -da -da, what could that be?
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Hey, yeah, to Santa Fe
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Southern California on a Santa Fe
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Jago's daughter
said before she died
There's two more drinks
Daughter, daughter, what could that be?
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Hey, yeah, and a cup of tea
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A glass of water and a cup
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of tea
Jago daughter said before she died
And right they must let them ride to rise
They can put their trust in
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Hey, yeah, and the hands of God
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They can put their trust in the hands of God
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Interlude 1
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Verse 2
She's fast and light and smooth as glass
And you gotta hold her hat
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Hey yeah, the engine goes past
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when the engine goes past
Early in the mornin' it looked like rain
Round the bend comin'
Ridin' around was a hopeful chime
A good old rounder,
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Hey, yeah, dead and gone
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A good old rounder, but he's dead and gone
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsC G F
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