This song is performed by Bob Dylan and appears on the album The Bootleg Series Vol. 10: Another Self Portrait 1969-1971 (2013).
Railroad Bill, Railroad Bill
He never worked, and he never will,
And it's ride, ride, ride.
Railroad Bill he was a mighty mean man
He shot the midnight lantern out of the brakeman's hand
And it's ride, ride, ride.
Railroad Bill you know he took my 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 Spec a-stickin' out of my vest.
I'm gonna ride, ride, ride.
Buy me a pistol just as long as my arm
And 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.
Written by: Traditional
Railroad Bill, Railroad Bill
He never worked, and he never will,
And it's ride, ride, ride.
Railroad Bill he was a mighty mean man
He shot the midnight lantern out of the brakeman's hand
And it's ride, ride, ride.
Railroad Bill you know he took my 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 Spec a-stickin' out of my vest.
I'm gonna ride, ride, ride.
Buy me a pistol just as long as my arm
And 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.
Written by: Traditional