A 1937 rendition of the folk song "Railroad Bill" by Vera Hall, recorded by John and Ruby Lomax at the Livingston home of Ruby Pickens Tartt for the Library of Congress.
Railroad Bill by Vera Hall
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Railroad Bill he was a mighty big fool,
didn't ride nuthin' but a mustang mule.
I'm scared of Railroad Bill.
I'm scared of Railroad Bill, young man,
I'm scared of Railroad Bill.
Railroad Bill he was mighty mean,
wouldn't wear nuthin' but the big-legged jeans.
I'm scared of Railroad Bill.
I'm scared a Railroad Bill, young man,
I'm scared of Railroad Bill.
Railroad Bill he goin' round that curve.
If you go round there, you better raise your nerve.
I'm scared of Railroad Bill.
I'm scared of Railroad Bill, young man,
I'm scared of Railroad Bill.
Narrator:
These songs were sung by Vera Hall, at the home of Mrs. Ruby Pickens Tartt at Livingston Alabama, on July the 23rd, nineteen hundred and thirty seven, for the benefit of the Library of Congress in Washington.
Courtesy of the Library of Congress
