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Casey Jones

Mississippi John Hurt
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Casey  Jones was  a brave engineer
 He told his fireman  to not  to fear
 Says All I want my water  and my coal
 Look 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 man but he's dead and gone
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
Mama  mama oh, how  can it be?
 My daddy got killed on  the old I.C.
 Hush your mouth I said and hold  your breat
You're  gonna draw a pension after daddy's dead"
Caseys  wife she got  the news
 She was sittin on the bedside she was lacin  up her shoes
 Said Go away children and hold  your breath
You're  gonna draw a pension after 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
Trust  they lives in the hands of God
Casey  Jones was  a brave engineer
 He told his fireman  to not  to fear
 Says All I want my water  and my coal
 Look out the window see  me drive wheel roll

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Readable chord sheet for Casey Jones by Mississippi John Hurt

[G]Casey Jones [C]was a brave engi[G]neer
He told his [G]fireman to [D7]not to [G]fear
Says All I want my [C]water and my [G]coal
Look out the window [G]see me drive wheel roll

[G]Early one mornin [C]came a shower of [G]rain
Round the curve I [D7]seen a passenger [G]train
In the cabin was [C]Casey [G]Jones
[G]He's a noble engineer man but he's dead and gone

[G]Children children [C]get your [G]hat
Mama Mama [D7]what you mean by [G]that?
Get your hat put it [C]on your [G]head
[G]Go down in town see if your daddy's dead

[C]Mama mama oh, [C]how can it [G]be?
My daddy got killed [D7]on the old [G]I.C.
Hush your mouth I said and [C]hold your [G]breat
[G]You're gonna draw a pension after daddy's dead"

[G]Caseys wife she [C]got the [G]news
She was sittin on the bedside she was [D7]lacin up her [G]shoes
Said Go away children and [C]hold your [G]breath
[G]You're gonna draw a pension after your daddy's dead

[G]Casey said, [C]before he [G]died
Fixed the blinds so the [D7]boys can't [G]ride
If they ride, let em [C]ride the [G]rod
[G]Trust they lives in the hands of God

[G]Casey Jones [C]was a brave engi[G]neer
He told his [G]fireman to [D7]not to [G]fear
Says All I want my [C]water and my [G]coal
Look out the window [G]see me drive wheel roll

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