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Rock Island Line

This musical arrangement is of the traditional folk song "Rock Island Line", adapted for tenor saxophone and piano. The summary consists of 3 sentences: The arrangement sets the lyrics of the traditional folk song "Rock Island Line" to music for tenor saxophone and piano. The song celebrates the Rock Island Line railroad and encourages listeners to ride it like they're "flyin'". It references getting tickets at the station and lists letters like "A-B-C" and phrases like "Cat's in the cupboard" that are part of the lyrics and story of the song.

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Rock Island Line

This musical arrangement is of the traditional folk song "Rock Island Line", adapted for tenor saxophone and piano. The summary consists of 3 sentences: The arrangement sets the lyrics of the traditional folk song "Rock Island Line" to music for tenor saxophone and piano. The song celebrates the Rock Island Line railroad and encourages listeners to ride it like they're "flyin'". It references getting tickets at the station and lists letters like "A-B-C" and phrases like "Cat's in the cupboard" that are part of the lyrics and story of the song.

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Rock Island Line Trad.

Railroad Song arr: Jan Wolters

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