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Artist: Memphis Slim
Canonical path: /memphis-slim/ic-blues
Related lyric paths: 6
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Ic Blues
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Ic Blues
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Gonna catch that Illinois Central
Gonna ride around the bend
I'm gonna catch that Illinois Central
I'm gonna ride around the bend
Well, and the Lord only know
Just when I'll be back again I'm goin' back home
Where I know I have a friend
Well, I'm goin' back home
Where I know I have a friend
They'll be so glad to see me
They won't even ask me where I've been
Conductor, raise your hand
So the engineer can ring the bell
Conductor, raise your hand
So the engineer can ring the bell
When those wheels start turnin' over
I wanna be at the north, farewell
(harmonica & piano)
This time, tomorrow
There's no tellin' where I'll be
This time, tomorrow
There's no tellin' where I'll be, Lord
But you can bet your bottom dollar
I'll be somewhere down on the I. C.
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Memphis Slim performs "Ic Blues", and this lyric page sits inside the Memphis Slim catalog on LyroVerse.
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