Key: B majorā¢
Verse 1
B
G#m
B
The workers on
the S .B. line
for strikes had had a call
But Casey Jones, the engineer,
C#
F#
he wouldn't strike at all
and the driver's on the bum
And the engines and the bearing,
they were all out of plumb
E
B
Casey Jones kept his junk pile running
B
E
Casey Jones got a wooden medal
D#m
B
on the S .B. line.
But Casey said, let me alone,
you'd better take a hike.
Well, Casey's wheezy engine
ran right off the wheezy track.
And Casey hit the river
with an awful smack.
B
C#
F#
Casey Jones broke his blooming spine.
F#
B
He got a trip to heaven
on the S .P. line.
Then Casey got to heaven
C#
B
the guy that pulled the S .P. freight.
You're just the man, said Peter,
our musicians are on strike.
You can get a job of scabbing
any time you like.
B
C#
F#
Casey Jones was doing mighty fine.
B
E
Casey Jones went scabbing on the angels
B
just like he did to workers on the S .B. line.
Well, the angels got together,
they said it wasn't fair for Casey Jones
G#m
F#
to go around a -scabbing every where.
they sure were there.
They promptly fired Casey
Casey Jones!
C#
F#
The devil said, oh fine!
Get busy shoveling sulfur,
it's what you get for
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsB G#m C# F# E...
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