Casey Jones, he was a mighty man But now he's resting in the promised land The kind of music he could understand Was an eight-wheel driver under his command He made a freight train boogie all the time He made the freight train boogie as he rolled down the line When that fireman started ringing the bell Everybody on the lines could tell Casey Jones, he was a-comin' to town On a six eight-wheeler that was burnin' the ground He made the freight train boogie all the time He made the freight train boogie as he rolled down the line The Delmore Brothers was a mighty team They could play the boogie and sing like a dream They rocked this nation with a brand new beat When the "Freight Train Boogie" got 'em on their feet They played "The Freight Train Boogie" all the time They played "The Fright Train Boogie" and rolled down the line