Rolling Stones - All Down The Line Lyrics

All Down The Line

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Lyrics

Yeah, heard the diesel drumming all down the line.
Oh, heard the wires a humming all down the line.
Yeah, hear the women sighing all down the line.
Oh, hear the children crying all down the line.
(All down the line.) We'll be watching out for trouble, yeah.
(All down the line.) And we'd better keep the motor running,
yeah. (All down the line.) Well, you can't say yes and you can't say no,
Just be right there when the whistle blows.
I need a sanctified girl with a sanctified mind to help me now.
Yeah, all the people singing all down the line. Mmmm,
watch the men all working, working, yeah.
(All down the line.) (All down the line.)
We're gonna open up the throttle yeah.
(All down the line.) We're gonna bust another bottle, yeah.
(All down the line.) I need a shot of salvation, baby, once in a while.
Hear the whistle blowing, hear it for a thousand miles.
(All down the line.) We're gonna open up the throttle, yeah.
All down the line, We're gonna bust another bottle,
yeah. Well you can't say yes, and you can't say no,
Just be right there when the whistle blows.
I need a sanctified mind to help me out right now.
Be my little baby for a while.
Won't you be my little baby for a while?
Released: 12 May 1972
Recorded: December, 1971 - March, 1972
Genre: Rock
Length: 3:49
Label: Rolling Stones/Atlantic
Writer: Jagger/Richards
Producer: Jimmy Miller
"Brilliant song, with nice horn parts and an epic fade-out."

Personnel

Lead Vocal: Mick Jagger
Background Vocals: Keith Richards & Kathi McDonald
Electric Guitars: Mick Taylor & Keith Richards
Standup Bass: Bill Wyman
Drums: Charlie Watts
Piano: Nicky Hopkins
Saxophone: Bobby Keys
Trumpet/Trombone: Jim Price
Maracas: Jimmy Miller