Railroad Bill
Crooked Still * Track #10 On Shaken by a Low Sound
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- #3New Railroad
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- #4Oxford Town / Cumberland Gap
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- #5Lone Pilgrim
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- #6Come On In My Kitchen
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- #7Ain’t No Grave
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- #8Ecstasy
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- #9Mountain Jumper
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- #10Railroad Bill
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- #11Wind and Rain
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Railroad Bill by Crooked Still
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“Railroad Bill” is Crooked Still’s take on the history of Morris Slater, a former circus hand and turpentine worker. He lived his life on the edge, killed about 3 people and – as his nickname says – he railjumped as a form of communication. The song itself is traditional and arose as an African-Amer...
Railroad Bill Lyrics
Railroad Bill, Railroad Bill, he doesn't work and he never will
And it's ride, ride, ride, ride
Buy me a chicken, send me a wing
It'll look like I've been working, but I ain't done a thing
And it's ride, ride, ride, ride
Railroad Bill was a mighty mean man
He shot the midnight lantern out of the breakman's hand
And it's ride, ride, ride, ride
I'm going up a mountain, I'm going out west
Got a forty four pistol sticking out my vest
And it's ride, ride, ride, ride
Railroad Bill, he took my wife
He said if I don't like it, he would take my life
And it's ride, ride, ride, ride
Railroad Bill, Railroad Bill
Rollin' up a cigar with a ten dollar bill
And it's ride, ride, ride, ride
I'm gonna find me a pistol as long as my arm
I'll kill everybody who's ever done me harm
And it's ride, ride, ride, ride