—Delmore Brothers
Casey Jones he was a mighty man
But now he's resting in the promised land
The kind of music he could understand
Was an eight wheel driver under his command
Chorus:
He made the freight train boogie
All the time
He made the freight train boogie
As he rolled down the line
He woke up the people all along the line
Oh how the boy can make a whistle whine
He said to the fireman, get a hold of you seat
I'm gonna make this ride to the boogie beat
Chorus
When the fireman started ringing the bell
Everybody on the line could tell
Casey Jones he was a coming to town,
On a big eight wheeler that was burnin' (flat on) the ground
Chorus
Verse:
| I | I | V – I | I |
| I | I | V – I | I |
Chorus:
| IV | IV | I | I |
| V | IV | I | I |