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rabble rousers - casey jones (the union scab) lyrics

[verse 1]
well the workers on the s.p. line for strike sent out a call
but casey jones, the engineer, he wouldn’t strike at all
his boiler it was leakin’ and the drivers on the bum
and the engines and the bearin’s they were all outta plumb

[chorus 1]
casey jones kept his junk+pile runnin’
casey jones was workin’ double time
casey jones got a wooden medal
for bein’ good and faithful on the s.p. line

[verse 2]
the workers said to casey: “won’t you help us win this strike?”
but casey said: “you’d better get along, you’d better take a hike.”
well someone threw a bunch of railroad ties across the track
and casey hit the bottom with an awful smack

[chorus 2]
casey jones hit the river bottom
casey jones broke his bloomin’ spine
casey jones became and angelino
he got a trip to heaven on the s.p. line

[verse 3]
now casey got to heaven, to the pearly gate
he said: “i’m casey jones, the guy that pulled the s.p. freight.”
“you’re just the man,” said peter, “our musicians are on strike;”
you can get a job a+scabbin’ any time+a you like.”
[chorus 3]
casey jones got a job in heaven
casey jones was doin’ mighty fine
casey jones went scabbin’ on the angels
just like he did to workers on the s.p. line
alright!

[verse 4]
well the angels got together, and they said it wasn’t fair
for casey jones to go around a+scabbin’ everywhere
the angels’ local 23, they sure were there
they promptly fired casey down the golden stair

[chorus 4]
casey jones a+went to h+ll a+flyin’
“casey jones,” the devil said, “oh, fine:
casey jones, get busy shovelin’ sulfur;
it’s what you get for scabbin’ on the s.p. line.”

- rabble rousers lyrics

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