Come all you rounders if you wanna hear The story bout a brave engineer Casey Jones was the rounder's name On a 68 wheeler boys he won his fame The caller called Casey at a half past four He kissed his wife at the station door Mounted to the cabin with his orders in his hand And it took his final trip to the Promised Land Casye Jones mounted to the cabin Casey Jones with the orders in his hand Casye Jones mounted to the cabin And it took his final trip to the Promised Land Put in your water and shovel your coal Put your head out the window watch the drivers roll I'll run her till she leaves the rails Cause I made hours late with the western mail He looked at his watch but the watch was slow He looked at the water and the water was low He looked at the fireman and then he said We're gonna reach Frisco Buffalo'd be dead Casey Jones gonna reach Frisco Casey Jones Buffalo'd be dead Casey Jones we're gonna reach Frisco We're gonna reach Frisco Buffalo'd be dead Casey pulled up that Reno hill He whistled 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 There number four stared him straight in the face He turned to his fireman said boy you'd better jump Cause there's two locomotives that are going to bump Casey Jones two locomotives Casey Jones that's going to bump Casey Jones two locomotives There's two locomotives that's going to bump Casey said just before he died There're two more roads that I'd like to ride The fireman said would that be The Northern Pacific and the Santa Fe Mrs Jones sat at on her bed a sighin' Just to see the message that Casey was dyin' Go to bed children and stop your cryin' Cause daddy's still a ridin' that heavenly line Casye Jones mounted to the cabin Casey Jones with the orders in his hand Casye Jones mounted to the cabin And it took his final trip to the Promised Land