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Key of C

    C
 6    7   7   7  7  7 -7
The work-ers on the S. P. 

     (G7) (C)
 -6   6    7     7   7  7  6
Line to strike sent out a call

(G7) (C)          
 6   7  7    7     7   7 -7  -6
But Cas-ey Jones, the en-gin-eer,

   D7                  G7
 6   -6  -6     -6  -6 -7
He would-n't strike at all.

    C
 6    7  7   7  7    7  -7
His boil-er it was leak-ing

    (G7) (C)
-6   6    7   7   7  7   6
And his driv-ers on the bum;

     G7
5-5   6  6   6   6   6  -6
A-nd Cas-ey and his en-gine 

                     C
  6   -5   5  -4  -4   4
they were all out of plumb.

(chorus)

 5  6    6     7  -8    8    7  -8    7
Cas-ey Jones kept his junk-pile run-ning,

                 D7                G7
 5  6    6    6    7  -8   8   7   -8
Cas-ey Jones was work-ing dou-ble time.

C
 5  6    6    6  7 -8   8  7  -8  7
Cas-ey Jones he got a wood-en med-al,

     G7
5 -5  6  6    6   6    6   -6
F-or be-ing good and faith-ful 

             C
 6 -5  5 -4   4
on the S. P. Line.

verse 2
The workers said to Casey:
"Won't you help us win this strike?"
But Casey said: 
"Let me alone, you'd better take a hike."
Then Casey's wheezy engin 
ran riht off the worn out track,
And Casey hit the river with an awful crack.

Casey Jones, hit the river bottom,
Casey Jones broke his blooming spine,
Casey Jones became an angeleno
He took a trip to heaven on the S.P. Line.

verse 3
When Casey Jones got up to heaven
to the Pearly Gate,
He said: "I'm Casey Jones,
The guy that pulled the S.P. Freight,"
"You can get a job-a-scabbing
anytime you like."

Casey Jones got a job in heaven;
Casey Jones was doing mighty fine;
Casey Jones went scabbing on the angels,
Just like he did to worker
on the S.P. Line.

verse 4
The angels got together,
and they said it wasn't fair,
For Casey Jones to go around a-scabbing everywhere.
The Angels Union No. 23, they sure were there,
And they promptly fi800000 Casey down the Golden Stair.

Casey Jones went to Hell a-flying
"Casey Jones," the Devil said, "Oh fine;"
"Casey Jones, get busy shoveling sulphur,"
"That's what you get for scabbing
On the S.P. Line."