1. Railroad Bill Railroad Bill, Railroad Bill,
He never worked and never will
He's gonna Ride, Ride, ride
Railroad Bill was a mighty bad man,
Shot the light out the brakeman's hand.
They lookin' for that bad Railroad Bill.
Railroad Bill cut a mighty dash,
Shot MacMillan by a lightnin' flash.

2. Mrs. MacMillan she whooped and squawled,
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Mrs. MacMillan she whooped and squawled,
'That's my husband, for I heard him fall.'
They lookin' for that bad Railroad Bill.
I went down on No. 1,
Railroad Bill had just begun.
Railroad Bill, Railroad Bill,
He never worked and never will
He's gonna Ride, Ride, ride
I come back on No. 2,
Railroad Bill had just got through.

3. They lookin' for that bad Railroad Bill. Railroad Bill, Railroad Bill,
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An' just as I caught ol' No. 4,
Somebody let fly with a 44.
They lookin' for that bad Railroad Bill.
Railroad Bill, Railroad Bill,
He never worked and never will
He's gonna Ride, Ride, ride
I come back on No. 5
Gonna git him dead or alive.
Railroad Bill was a mighty sport,
Shot all the buttons off the sheriff's coat.

4. Railroad Bill, Railroad Bill, He never worked and never will
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Railroad Bill, Railroad Bill,
He never worked and never will
He's gonna Ride, Ride, ride
Railroad Bill, goin' down the hill,
Lightin' cigars with a five-dollar bill.
They lookin' for that bad Railroad Bill.
Railroad Bill say, before he died,
He would build a railroad for the bums to ride.
They lookin' for that bad Railroad Bill..