Lonnie Donegan - Rock Island Line (high quality)

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My 15-year-old sister recorded this with a crystal microphone and a two-reel tape recorder, off a cheap transistor radio playing Radio Luxembourg a million year's ago in the 1960s. I was seven years old and still love this song.

oz

Really important song in the history of popular music. Directly inspired so many amazing artists. Should be more well known.

impermanence

This is the song that first inspired Jimmy Page to pick up an old guitar that was laying in his childhood home at 34 Miles Road, Epsom, Surrey. The rest is history...

raysearch-iufr

Classic sound. John Lennon and the Quarrymen bought me here

nelsoncokanasiga

This is a real classic! Another underrated musician!

richardfreeman

Great tune from an artist that seems to have been forgotten. Great skiffle sound.

williamhild

This is an absolute bona fide classic.

colinjennings

There's a lovely straight line between this and The Velvet Underground's "Sister Ray"...even to the extent that if Donegan were to belt out "Whip it on me, Jim!" as the speed of the song increases, it would sound so natural that no one would bat an eye.

jonathanmitchell

Before this record, and Lonnie, there was nothing.He lit the fire which still burns brightly today.

djangorheinhardt

Couldn't think for life of me who sung this version ive loved for years
thanks YouTube

azg

It's so funny listening to an Irishman singing southern folk music and even putting on a southern accent! Lol

MelBee

The LA punk band X, recording as The Knitters, did a great cover of this.

michaelshawnbarnes

If there had been no Hank Williams there would've been no Lonnie Donegan and there would've been no Beatles

jimoconnor

Oldies but goodies classic from the king of Skiffle himself, Lonnie Donegan

nilaiahharris-jones

Now this here's the story about the Rock Island Line
The Rock Island Line she runs down into New Orleasn
And just outside of New Orleans is a big toll gate
And all the trains that go through the toll gate
They gotta pay the man some money
But of course, if you got certain things on board
You're okay and you don't have to pay the man nothin
And just now we see a change comin down the line
When you come up to the toll gate
The driver, he shout down to the man
I got pigs, I got horses, I got cows
I got sheep, I got all livestock, I got all livestock
I got all livestock
The man say, you alright boy just
Get on through, you don't have to pay me nothin
And then the train go through
And when he go through the tollgate
The train gotta have a little bit of steam
And a little bit of speed
And when the driver think he safely on the other side
He shouts back down the line to the man
I fooled you, I fooled you
I got pig iron, I got pig iron
I got all pig iron
Now I'll tell you where I'm goin boy

Down the rock island line is a might good road
Oh the rock island line is the road to ride
The rock island line is a mighty good road

Well if you want to ride you gotta ride it like you find it
Get your ticket at the station of the rock island line
Well I may be right, I may be wrong
You're gonna miss me when I'm gone

Down the rock island line is a might good road
Oh the rock island line is the road to ride
The rock island line is a mighty good road

Hey you are safe within
The good Lord's comin to see me again

Down the rock island line is a might good road
Oh the rock island line is the road to ride
The rock island line is a mighty good road

Abc wxyz
The cats on the cover but he don't see me

Down the rock island line is a might good road
Oh the rock island line is the road to ride
The rock island line is a mighty good road

voldy