From The Skiffle Files: The Road To Ride

I'm in the mood for a skiffly-sounding train song this morning. I guess that calls for a ride on the Rock Island Line. I've heard Cash's version a few too many times. And Lonnie Donegan's famous recording of the song kind of feaks me out. (Maybe it's because Lonnie sounds so much like the jailer from Cool Hand Luke?). So let's go with this version by The Knitters.

It's a gas:

The Knitters - Rock Island Line (buy album)


Oh, what the heck, here's a dramatic reading from Johnny Cash: