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| | The Annotated "Casey Jones" |
 | | Casey, according to the accounts, was very unlikely to have been high on anything, however, being a teetotaler "in the days when abstinence was rare," (loc. |
 | | The original song memorializing Casey Jones was written a few days after the accident by, Jones' friend Wallace Saunders, an African American engine wiper. |
 | | In reference to Casey Jones' whistle, the song "Freight Train Boogie" contains this line: He woke everybody up along the line, oh Lord how the man made the whistle whine." This line is from Doc Watson's version. |
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