[ G ]A long time ago in a town in Tennessee
There lived a man and he was[ A ]great as he could[ D ]be
[ G ]By the sweat of his brow he[ C ]earned fortune and fame
[ D ]Casey Jones was his[ G ]name

From Memphis, Tennessee on that Cannonball Express
By the wining of the whistle you could tell him from the[ D ]rest
Past the old plantations with their cotton and cane
[ D ]Casey Jones was his[ G ]name

Chorus

[ G ]Clickety-clack, clickety-clack over the rails he'd go
Clickety-clack, clickety-clack[ A ]braving rain and[ D ]snow
[ G ]Ev'ryone knew three-eighty-[ C ]two was his train
[ D ]Casey Jones was his[ G ]name

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[ G ]Runnin' late thru Sardis past Winona on the fly
Like lightnin' chasin' thunder[ A ]thru the stairways of the[ D ]sky
[ G ]When we heard his engine moanin' [ C ]and the story is claimed
[ D ]Casey Jones was his[ G ]name

[ G ]Then on that fatal night he made his final run
Near Vaughan, Mississippi [ A ]he knew his time had come
[ G ]Too late he saw the head of[ C ]an old freight train
[ D ]Now a legend, Casey Jones was his[ G ]name

(Repeat chorus)