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Casey Jones

Words by T. Lawrence Siebert,  Music by Eddie Newton - 1909

Verse:
C	-	-	D7           G7
C	-	-	D7    G7   C
C	-	-	D7            G7
C	-	-	D7    G7   C
Chorus:
C	-                F	C	D7           G7
C	-                F	C	D7    G7   C
C	-                F	C	D7           G7
C	-                F	C	D7    G7   C   (repeat all)

8-beat intro.  Play 4-beats for each cell, reading from left to right.

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Verse:

Come all you rounders, if you want to hear,  A story 'bout a brave engineer.
Casey Jones was the rounder's name,  On a six eight wheeler, boys he won his fame.

The caller called Casey at a half past four,  Kissed his wife at the station door.
Mounted to the cabin with his orders in his hand,  And he took his farewell trip to that Promised Land.

 

Chorus:

Casey Jones,  mounted to the cabin.  Casey Jones, with his orders in his hand.
Casey Jones,  mounted to the cabin,  And he took his farewell trip to the Promised Land.
Casey Jones,  mounted to the cabin.  Casey Jones,  With his orders in his hand.
Casey Jones mounted to the cabin,  And he took his farewell trip to the Promised Land.

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Performer Links:

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Listen to Eddie Peabody perform "Casey Jones" on the Banjoline (mp3)

 

Listen to Eddie Peabody perform "Casey Jones" on the plectrum banjo (mp3)

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Arranged by Jim Bottorff

 

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