chanson : Railroad Bill

Railroad Bill

Railroad Bill, Railroad Bill

He never worked, and he never will,

And it’s ride, ride, ride.

Early one mornin’ standing in the rain

Around the curve come a long freight train,

And it’s ride, ride, ride.

Railroad Bill, he ain’t so bad.

Whupped his mummy, shot a round with his dad,

And it’s ride, ride, ride.

Railroad Bill a-comin’ home soon,

Killed McMillan by the light of the moon,

And it’s ride, ride, ride.

MacMillan had a special train,

When he got t’Ida it was prayin’,

And it’s ride, ride, ride.

Kill me a chicken, send me the wing,

They think I’m working, Lord, I ain’t doing nothing,

And it’s ride, ride, ride.

Kill me a chicken, send me a good head,

Think I’m workin’, Lord, I’m laying in bed,

And it’s ride, ride, ride.

Railroad Bill a mighty bad man

Shot the lantern right out of that brakeman’s hand,

And it’s ride, ride, ride.

Got a great long pistol about as long as your arm,

I’m gonna shoot everybody ever done me harm,

And it’s ride, ride, ride.

Railroad Bill sitting on a hill,

Lighting cigars with that ten dollar bill,

And it’s ride, ride, ride.

Got a thirty-eight special in a forty-five frame,

I can’t miss ‘cause I got dead aim,

And it’s ride, ride, ride.

Gonna drink my whiskey, drink it in the wind,

The doctor said it’d kill me but he didn’t say when,

And it’s ride, ride, ride.

Source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railroad_Bill