The workers on the S.P. line to strike sent out a call;
But Casey Jones the engineer wouldn't strike at all.
His boiler it was leaking and his drivers on the bum,
And his engine and its bearings,they were all out of plumb.
Casey Jones kept his [bad word] 
Casey Jones was working double time.
Casey Jones got a woodenmedal
for being good and faithful on the S.P. Line.

The workers said to Casey,"Won't you help us win this strike?"
But Casey said,"Let me alone. You'd better take a hike!"
Then Casey's wheezy engine ran right off the worn-out track,
And Casey hit the river with an awful smack.
Casey Jones hit the river bottom,
Casey Jones broke his blooming spine.
Casey Jones turn into an angel,
and took a trip to heaven on the S.P. Line.

When Casey Jones got up to heaven-to the Pearly Gate,
He said,"I'm Casey Jones, the guy that pulled the S.P. freight."
"You're just the man,"said Peter. "Our musicians are on strike;
You can get a job a-scabbing any time you like.
Casey Jones got a job in heaven,
Casey Jones was doing mighty fine.
Casey Jones went a-scabbing on the angels,
Just like he did to wokers on the S.P. Line.

The angels got together and they said it wasn't fair,
For Casey Jones to go around a-scabbing everywhere.
The angels union Local Twenty-Three it sure was there,
And they promptly fired Casey down the Golden Stair.
Casey Jones went to [bad word] a-flying,
Casey Jones,the devil said: "oh fine".
Casey Jones,get busy shoveling sulphur;
That's what you get for scabbing on the S.P. Line.