(Rhythm is the most important thing here, but if you can work an alternating bass into song with the rhythm some versions have it, some don't.) [FYI Pig Iron: Iron tapped from a blast furnace in preparation for conversion into cast iron, or wrought iron; getting its name from the shape of the moulds (resembling a pig) which it used to be cast in the 19th century.] To do this song right, you have to start out by telling the story of the Rock Island Line. There's a railroad in Louisiana and just outside of New Orleans they used to have a toll and the engineers pull up to the toll booth & blow the whistle then talk to the depot and tell'em what they have on board. For certain things, you don't have to pay toll at So the engineer would pull up to the station and say something like (Just speak the Line here in the first bit. Then give the A Chord a quick down strum chop) AI (x02220@1)got Liiivvveestooockk AI (x02220@1)got Liiivvveestooockk A (x02220@1) AI (x02220@1)got pigs, I got sheep A (x02220@1) AI (x02220@1)got cows, I got horses AI (x02220@1)got AAAALLLL Livestock (Spoken, no strumming) Then the depot agent yells "Well boy, you can go right on threw, you ain't gotta pay no just go right on threw" So the engineer starts pickin up some steam (Start Strumming Again) (This is where you is where to start the train theme, start out a little slow then and up slightly to a moderate pace, simulating the train) And then when he gets on past the toll man he yells A"Well, (x02220@1)I fooled you, I fooled you AI (x02220@1)got pig iron, I got pig iron AI (x02220@1)got AAAALLLLL Pig Iron AWell (x02220@1)the Rock Island Line, She's a mighty good road EWell (022100@1)the Rock Island Line, She's a road to ride AI (x02220@1)say, the Rock Island Line, She's a mighty good road D (xx0232@1) AAnd (x02220@1)if ya wanna find it, gotta ride it like you find it D (xx0232@1) E (022100@1) AGet-cha (x02220@1)ticket at the station on the Rock Island Liiine AWell (x02220@1)I might be right and, I may be wrong EBut (022100@1)you're gonna miss me when I'm gone AThe (x02220@1)Rock Island Line, She's a mighty good road E (022100@1)The Rock Island Line, She's a road to ride AI (x02220@1)say, the Rock Island Line, She's a mighty good road D (xx0232@1) AAnd (x02220@1)if ya want to ride it, you gotta ride it like you find it D (xx0232@1) E (022100@1) AGet-cha (x02220@1)ticket at the station on the Rock Island Liiine AThat (x02220@1)Rock Island Line, She's a mighty good road EThe (022100@1)Rock Island Line, She's the road to ride AI (x02220@1)say, the Rock Island Line, She's a mighty good road D (xx0232@1) AAnd (x02220@1)if ya want to ride it, you gotta ride it like you find it D (xx0232@1) E (022100@1) AGet-cha (x02220@1)ticket at the station on the Rock Island Liiine AA, (x02220@1)B, C, Double X, Y, Z ECome (022100@1)On Baby, Take a Ride With Me AI (x02220@1)say, the Rock Island Line, She's a mighty good road EWell (022100@1)Rock Island Line, She's the road to ride AThe (x02220@1)Rock Island Line, She's a mighty good road D (xx0232@1) AAnd (x02220@1)if ya want to ride it, you gotta ride it like you find it D (xx0232@1) E (022100@1) AGet-cha (x02220@1)ticket at the station on the Rock Island Liiine AI (x02220@1)say, the Rock Island Line, She's a mighty good road EWell (022100@1)Rock Island Line, She's the road to ride AThe (x02220@1)Rock Island Line, She's a mighty good road D (xx0232@1) AAnd (x02220@1)if ya want to ride it, you gotta ride it like you find it D (xx0232@1) E (022100@1) AGet-cha (x02220@1)ticket at the station on the Rock Island Liiine
