Casey Jones
/ˌkeɪsi ˈdʒəʊnz/
/ˌkeɪsi ˈdʒəʊnz/
- a popular US song about a brave railway engineer called John Luther ('Casey') Jones (1864-1900). When the train he was driving was about to crash, Jones stayed on it to slow it down. The passengers survived the crash but Jones was killed. The song has the lines: “Casey said just before he died,'There's two more roads that I'd like to ride.’The fireman said what could they be?'The Southern Pacific and the Sante Fe.’”
一首流行的美国歌曲,讲述了一位勇敢的铁路工程师约翰·路德(“凯西”)·琼斯(1864-1900 年)的故事。当他驾驶的火车即将相撞时,琼斯留在车上以减慢速度。乘客在事故中幸存,但琼斯遇难。这首歌的台词是:“凯西临死前说,‘我还想骑两条路。’消防员说那条路会是什么?‘南太平洋和圣达菲。’”