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The Ballad of Casey Jones (Live at the Fillmore East, New York City, May 15, 1970)

The Ballad of Casey Jones (Live at the Fillmore East, New York City, May 15, 1970)

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[Verse 1]
Casey Jones was a great engineer
Call for his family tonight, they will fear
All I need is my water and coal
Look out the windows, see my drag wheel roll
One Sunday morning in a driving rain
Around the curve come a passenger train
In the cabin stood Casey Jones
Bold engineer but he's dead and gone

[Verse 2]
Mrs. Casey when she heard the news
Sitting by her bedside she was lacing up her shoes
Children, children now hold your breath
You will draw a pension in your daddy's dead
Children, children, now can you hear?
Tell me Mama what do you mean by that?
Get your hat, put it on your head
Go down in town, see your daddy is dead

[Verse 3]
Casey said just before he died
Fix the blinds so that the bums can ride
If they ride, let them ride the rung
Put their trust in the hand of God
Casey said just before he died
Two more roads that I want to ride
People said, what roads can they be?
Gold Colorado and the Santa Fe

[Outro]
(Shut up) Now, now, kids, don't fight

Trivia about the song The Ballad of Casey Jones (Live at the Fillmore East, New York City, May 15, 1970) by The Grateful Dead

When was the song “The Ballad of Casey Jones (Live at the Fillmore East, New York City, May 15, 1970)” released by The Grateful Dead?: The song The Ballad of Casey Jones (Live at the Fillmore East, New York City, May 15, 1970) was released in 2010, on the album “Road Trips Volume 3 Number 3”.
Who composed the song “The Ballad of Casey Jones (Live at the Fillmore East, New York City, May 15, 1970)” by The Grateful Dead?: The song “The Ballad of Casey Jones (Live at the Fillmore East, New York City, May 15, 1970)” by The Grateful Dead was composed by Traditional.