Jerry Garcia recordings
 Before The Dead, Jerry Garcia, 2018
Other recordings
 Single (Whoa Mule / Railroad Bill), Riley Puckett (w/ Gid Tanner), 1925
Single (All Night Long / Railroad Bill), Roba Stanley, 1925
Single (Boston Burglar / Railroad Bill), Frank Hutchison, 1929
Single (Tight Like That / Railroad Bill), Otis Mote, 1929
Willie P. Bennett, 1929
900 Miles and other R.R. songs, Cisco Houston, 1953
Shivaree!, Jean Ritchie, Oscar Brand, Tom Paley, Harry & Jeanie West, 1955
Single (Railroad Bill / Stackalee), Lonnie Donegan, 1956
Instrumental Music Of The Southern Appalachians, Various Artists (Mrs. Etta Baker), 1956
Folksongs and Ballads of Virginia, Paul Clayton, 1956
Mountain Songs and Banjo Tunes, Guy Carawan, 1958
Sings American Folk Songs, Walt Robertson, 1959
An Englishman Sings American Folk Songs, Lonnie Donegan, 1959
American Negro Songs from Slavery Times, Michel LaRue, 1960
Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, 1961
The Newport Folk Festival 1960 Vol 2, Various Artists (Cisco Houston), 1961
Dave Guard and The Whiskeyhill Singers, 1962
Presenting, The New Christy Minstrels, 1962
Folk Music of Washington Square, Various Artists (Gary Lapow), 1962
Fleming Brown, Fleming Brown, 1962
Raise A Ruckus, Lonesome River Boys, 1963
The Gaslight Singers, The Gaslight Singers, 1963
Way Out West With, Alex Campbell, 1963
Hollywood Hootenanny, Various Artists (Barbara Dane), 1963
Big Sky Singers, Big Sky Singers, 1964
Fate Is Only Once, Harry Taussig, 1965
Traditional Music At Newport, 1964, Vol. 1, Various Artists (Hobart Smith), 1965
More Old Time Mountain Music, J.E. Mainer & His Mountaineers, 1967
The Asch Recordings, 1939 to 1945, Vol. 2, Various Artists (Hobart Smith), 1967
Mountain Banjo, Songs and Tunes, Various Artists (Riley Puckett and Gil Tanner), 1968
Songs of America, The Hi-Tiders, 196?
Visit Puget Sound, The Group, 196?
California Blues, The Stonemans, 1970
The Train That Carried My Girl from Town, Frank Hutchison, 1973
Ooh So Good 'N' Blues, Taj Mahal, 1973
Cold and Lonesome on a Train, Sparky Rucker, 1977
Rollin' On, Floyd County Boys, 1978
Folk Music In America, Vol. 6, Songs Of Migration and Immigration, Various Artists, 1978
On the Move, Rose City Singers, 197?
Jubilee Concert, Lonnie Donnegan, 1981
Very Early Joan Baez, Joan Baez, 1982
Fast Folk Musical Magazine (Vol. 1, No. 10), Various Artists (Andy Breckman), 1984
Folk Visions and Voices, Traditional Music and Song in Northern Georgia, Vol. 2, Various Artists (Willie Hill), 1984
Fast Folk Musical Magazine (Vol. 3, No. 6) Live at the Bottom Line, Various Artists (Rod McDonald), 1986
Shake Sugaree, Taj Mahal, 1988
Hard Travellin', Ramblin' Jack Elliott, 1989
Skillet Licker Music 1955-1991, The Tanner Legacy, Gordon Tanner and Joe Miller, 1992
Don't Get Killed, Andy Breckman, 1990
One-Dime Blues, Etta Baker, 1991
The Collection, Taj Mahal, 1992
Steel Drivin' Man, Harvey Reid, 1992
EP Collection, Lonnie Donnegan, 1992
More Than "Pye in the Sky", Lonnie Donegan, 1993
Sinners and Saints 1926-1931, Various Artists (Willie Bennett), 1994
All Kinds of Folks: Prestige/Folklore Years, Vol. 1, Various Artists (Ramblin' Jack Elliott), 1994
Virginia Traditions: Non-Blues Secular Black Music, Various Artists (Turner Froddell), 1995
Instrumental Music of the Southern Appalachians, Various Artists (Etta Baker), 1997
Southern Journey, Vol. 5: Bad Man Ballads, Various Artists (Hobart Smith), 1997
Old-Time Music From West Virginia: 1927-1929, Various Artists (Frank Hutchison), 1997
In Progress & in Motion: 1965-1998, Taj Mahal, 1998
Tabernacalin', Big Foot Chester, 1998
Skiffle Sensation, Lonnie Donegan, 1998
Give up the Ghost, Jim Gaudet, 1998
Monsters of Folk: American Tour, Various Artists (Dave Alvin), 1998
Field Recordings, Vol. 4: Mississippi & Alabama (1934-1942), Various Artists (Jesse Harris), 1998
Railroad Bill, Etta Baker, 1999
Country Blues & Ditties, John Jackson, 1999
Front Porch Blues, John Jackson, 1999
This Land Is Your Land, Phil Rosenthal, 1999
Living Country Blues: An Anthology, Various Artists (Guitar Frank), 1999
Talking Guitar Blues: The Very Best of, Lonnie Donegan, 2000
Showcase . . . Plus, Lonnie Donegan, 2000
The Skiffle Sessions: Live in Belfast 1998, Van Morrison/Lonnie Donegan/Chris Barber, 2000
Best of the Vanguard Years, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, 2000
The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, 2000
Gone with the Wind, Frank Hovington, 2000
The Roots of Taj Mahal, Various Artists (Will Bennett), 2000
As Good as It Gets: Skiffle, Various Artists (Lonnie Donegan), 2000
The Early Blues Roots of Bob Dylan, Various Artists (Will Bennett), 2000
Blue Ridge Legacy: The Alan Lomax Portait Series, Hobart Smith, 2001
The Deep River of Song: Alabama, Various Artists, 2001
The Rough Guide to Americana, Various Artists (Dave Alvin), 2001
Appalachian Breakdown, Various Artists (Etta Baker), 2001
Somebody Told the Truth, Cephas & Wiggins, 2002
Legacy, Doc Watson and David Holt, 2002
Public Domain: Songs from the Wild Land, Dave Alvin, 2002
Joan Baez in Concert, Pt. 2, Joan Baez, 2002 (CD bonus track)
The Best of the Bluegrass Tradition, Various Artists (Etta Baker), 2002
Virginia Roots: The 1929 Richmond Sessions, Various Artists (Tom and Otis Mote), 2002
Fast Folk: A Community of Singers and Songwriters, Various Artists (Andy Breckman), 2002
Presenting/In Person, The New Christy Minstrels, 2003
Green Green, The New Christy Minstrels, 2003
Bluegrass Roots, Various Artists (Etta Baker), 2003
Easy Pickins, Various Artists (Etta Baker), 2003
Etta Baker with Taj Mahal, 2004
Honey in the Lion's Head, Greg Brown, 2004
Parades and Panoramas: 25 Songs Collected by Carl Sandburg, Dan Zanes, 2004
Live At Western Star, Ugly Dog Skiffle Combo, 2004
Doing the Skiffle, Sunday Skifflers, 2004
Music Makers With Taj Mahal, Various Artists (Taj Mahal w/ Etta Baker), 2004
Skiffle Revival, Various Artists (Ugly Dog Skiffle Combo), 2004
Classic Folk Music from Smithsonian Folkways, Various Artists (Hobart Smith), 2004
In Sacred Trust: The 1963 Fleming Brown Tapes, Hobart Smith, 2005
Worried Blues, Frank Hutchison and Kelly Harrell, 2005
Carolina Breakdown, Etta Baker and Cora Phillips, 2005
The Essential Taj Mahal, Taj Mahal, 2005
Brothers at Heart, Bruce Dix & Jim Nunally, 2005
The Folk Den Project, Roger McGuinn, 2005
Where the Mangoes Are, Kate McDonnell, 2005
Rattle All Night Long and Shake You!, Legendary Hucklebucks, 2005
Shaken by a Low Sound, Crooked Still, 2006
Red Clay Country, Paul Brown, 2006
Skiffle King: 50th Anniversary Edition, Lonnie Donegan, 2006
Vol. 3 (1941-1946), Sonny Terry & Brownie Mcghee, 2006
Just Plain Folk, George Lawton, 2006
Folk & Blues: The Roots of Americana, Various Artists (Etta Baker), 2006
Classic African American Ballads from Smithsonian Folkways, Various Artists (John Jackson), 2006
Classic Railroad Songs from Smithsonian Folkways, Various Artists (Walt Robertson), 2006
Old Time Mountain Music / More Old Time Mountain Music, J.E. Mainer & His Mountaineers, 2007
Oooh So Good 'N Blues / Recycling the Blues & Other Related Stuff, Taj Mahal, 2007
The Original Skiffle Recordings 1953-1956, Lonnie Donegan, 2007
In All Honesty (2-on-1), The Stoneman Family, 2007
Way of the Rail, Neil Woodward, 2007
Great British Skiffle 1948-1956, Various Artists (Lonnie Donegan), 2007
Simply the Best: British Jazz from the 1950s, Vol. 2, Various Artists (Lonnie Donegan), 2007
Womenfolk: Iconic Women of American Folk, Various Artists (Etta Baker), 2007
Black Heroes: From Stagger Lee to Joe Louis, Various Artists (Will Bennett), 2007
Folk Roots: The Sound of Americana, Various Artists (Tom Paley), 2007
Crucial Acoustic Blues, Various Artists (John Jackson), 2007
People Take Warning! Murder Ballads & Disaster Songs 1913-1938, Various Artists (Will Bennett), 2007
Midnight Special: The Skiffle Years, Lonnie Donegan, 2008
The Roots of Van Morrison, Various Artists (Will Bennett), 2008
Skiffle at Its Best, Various Artists (Lonnie Donegan), 2008
Living Country Blues USA, Vol. 8, Various Artists (Guitar Frank), 2008
Great British Skiffle, Vol. 2: 1952-1957, Various Artists (Lea Valley Skiffle Group), 2008
The UK Skiffle Boom, 1954-1957, Various Artists (Lea Valley Skiffle Group), 2008
Psychobilly and Rockabilly Mayhem, Various Artists (Ugly Dog Skiffle Combo), 2008
Original Hits of the Skiffle Explosion, Lonnie Donegan, 2009
Cutting Loose, David Holt and Josh Goforth, 2009
Oooh So Good 'N Blues / Mo' Roots, Taj Mahal, 2009
Recycling the Blues & Other Related Stuff / Oooh So Good 'N Blues, Taj Mahal, 2009
American Murder Ballads, Various Artists (Cisco Houston), 2009
The Complete Columbia Albums Collection, Taj Mahal, 2013
Another Self Portrait (1969-1971), Bob Dylan, 2013
Lyrics
Only a few of the many deeds that are attributed to Railroad Bill in song are described in the lyrics used by the group that included Jerry Garcia. The lyrics of that version are;
Railroad Bill, Railroad Bill,
He don't work and he never will,
He'll just ride, ride, ride.
Railroad Bill he ain't so bad,
Killed his ma, shot a round at his dad,
And I'll ride, ride, ride.
Railroad Bill coming home soon,
Killed (McMillan?) by the light of the moon,
And I'll ride, ride, ride.
(Mistress McMillan she whooped out?)
(Don't ask my husband cause I heard him fall?)
And I'll ride, ride, ride.
I went down on old number one,
Railroad Bill he had just begun,
And I'll ride, ride, ride.
I went down on old number two,
Railroad Bill he was almost through,
And I'll ride, ride, ride.
Railroad Bill coming down the hill,
Lighting a cigar with a ten dollar bill,
And I'll ride, ride, ride.
He killed a chicken, sent me a wing,
(Thinks I don't work, cause I ain't doing a thing?)
And I'll ride, ride, ride.
Railroad Bill, Railroad Bill,
He don't work and he never will,
He'll just ride, ride, ride
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