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Casey Jones Was His Name 
Hank Snow
[G]A long time ago in a town in Tennessee
There lived a man and he was[A]great as he could[D]be
[G]By the sweat of his brow he[C]earned fortune and fame
[D]Casey Jones was his[G]name
From Memphis, Tennessee on that Cannonball Express
By the wining of the whistle you could tell him from the[D]rest
Past the old plantations with their cotton and cane
[D]Casey Jones was his[G]name
Chorus
[G]Clickety-clack, clickety-clack over the rails he'd go
Clickety-clack, clickety-clack[A]braving rain and[D]snow
[G]Ev'ryone knew three-eighty-[C]two was his train
[D]Casey Jones was his[G]name
Chorus:Instrumental
[G]Runnin' late thru Sardis past Winona on the fly
Like lightnin' chasin' thunder[A]thru the stairways of the[D]sky
[G]When we heard his engine moanin' [C]and the story is claimed
[D]Casey Jones was his[G]name
[G]Then on that fatal night he made his final run
Near Vaughan, Mississippi [A]he knew his time had come
[G]Too late he saw the head of[C]an old freight train
[D]Now a legend, Casey Jones was his[G]name
(Repeat chorus)

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Casey Jones Was His Name

by Hank Snow

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Casey Jones Was His Name

Hank Snow

[]A long time ago in a town in Tennessee

A D

There lived a man and he was[]great as he could[]be

G C

[]By the sweat of his brow he[]earned fortune and fame

D G

[]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

D G

[]Casey Jones was his[]name

Chorus

[]Clickety-clack, clickety-clack over the rails he'd go

A D

Clickety-clack, clickety-clack[]braving rain and[]snow

G C

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

D G

[]Casey Jones was his[]name

Chorus:Instrumental

[]Runnin' late thru Sardis past Winona on the fly

A D

Like lightnin' chasin' thunder[]thru the stairways of the[]sky

G C

[]When we heard his engine moanin' []and the story is claimed

D G

[]Casey Jones was his[]name

[]Then on that fatal night he made his final run

Near Vaughan, Mississippi []he knew his time had come

G C

[]Too late he saw the head of[]an old freight train

D G

[]Now a legend, Casey Jones was his[]name

(Repeat chorus)

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