A long time ago

In a town in Tennessee

There lived a man

And he was great as he could be

By the sweat of his brow

He earned fortune and fame

Casey Jones was his name



(Chorus)

Clickety-clack, clickety-clack

Over the rails he'd go

Clickety-clack, clickety-clack

Braving rain and snow

Ev'ryone knew three-eighty-two was his train

Casey Jones was his name



From Memphis, Tennessee

On that Cannonball Express

By the wining of the whistle

You could tell him from the rest

Past the old plantations

With their cotton and cane

Casey Jones was his name



(Repeat chorus)



Runnin' late thru Sardis

Past Winona on the fly

Like lightnin' chasin' thunder

Thru the stairways of the sky

When we heard his engine moanin'

And the story is claimed

Casey Jones was his name



Then on that fatal night

He made his final run

Near Vaughan, Mississippi

He knew his time had come

Too late he saw the (?)

Of an old freight train

Now a legend, Casey Jones was his name



(Repeat chorus)