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Railroad Bill 1 Traditional

May 1961 THE MINNESOTA TAPES (T-318) THE MINNEAPOLIS PARTY TAPE (BD Archive)

Minnesota Party tape 1961, Minneapolis MN - May 1961 Railroad Bill, Railroad Bill, He never worked and he never will. I'm gonna ride old Railroad Bill. Railroad Bill, he was a mighty mean man. He shot the midnight lantern out the brakeman's hand. I'm gonna ride old Railroad Bill. Railroad Bill took my wife. Said if I didn't like it, he would take my life. I'm gonna ride old Railroad Bill. Going up on the mountain, going out west. Thirty eight special sticking out of my vest. I'm gonna ride old Railroad Bill. I've got a thirty eight special on a .44 frame. How in the world can I miss him when I've got dead aim. I'm gonna ride old Railroad Bill. Buy me a pistol just as long as my arm. Kill everybody ever done me harm. I'm gonna ride old Railroad Bill. Honey honey, think I'm a fool. Think I would quit you when the weather is cool. I'm gonna ride old Railroad Bill.

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Railroad Bill 2 (incomplete)

Railroad Bill, he's so bad Killed his nine ............... Ride old Rairoad Bill. Rairoad Bill took my wife 'F i had said a word he'd taken my life Gonna ride old Railroad Bill. Railroad Bill, he's a-comin' down the hill Lighting cigars with a ten dollar bill Ride old Rairoad Bill. Two policemen all dressed in black Come out of nowhere walkin' down the track An' they're lookin' for Railroad Bill. Railroad Bill, comin' down on a fence Robbin' a passenger train for sixteen cents Gonna ride old Railroad Bill. Railroad Bill got in a gamblin' game Shot a man not that he was to blame When you lose, you might learn to lose. He's got in a jail house singin' W... blues Sent all your friends in their passenger shoes When you lose, you may learn to lose. Railroad Bill, he's mighty bad a man Shot a lantern from a brakeman's hand Just to see the man suffer pain. Ride, ride, ride, ride.

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Railroad Bill 3

4 Mar 1970 ANOTHER SELF PORTRAIT:     THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL. 10 / 1969-1971

Self Portrait recording session 5, Columbia Studios, NYC - 4.mar.1970 Railroad Bill, Railroad Bill He never worked and he never will An' it's ride, ride, ride. Railroad Bill, he was a mighty mean man He shot the midnight lantern out of the brakeman's hand An' it's ride, ride ride. Railroad Bill, you know he took a wife Said if I didn't like it, he would take my life I'm gonna ride, ride, ride. Goin' up the mountain, goin' out west .38 special stickin' out of my vest I'm gonna ride, ride, ride. Find me a pistol just as long as my arm An' shoot anybody who does me any harm I'm gonna ride, ride, ride. Railroad Bill, Railroad Bill He never worked and he never will. Ride, ride, ride. Honey, honey, honey, think that I'm a fool Think I would quit you when the weather is cool Ride, ride, ride.