Ramblin' Reckless Hobo

歌詞

A ramblin' reckless hobo left his happy home Started on a western trip, by himself alone He said, upon this western trip I guess I'll have some fun Standing at a station house this is the song he sung Standing on a platform smoking a cheap cigar Waiting for a freight train to catch an empty car Thinking of those good old times, wishing they'd come again I'm a thousand miles away from home, bumming a railroad train Kind miss, kind miss, won't you give me a bite to eat A little piece of cold corn bread, a little piece of meat? She threw her arms around me, say, I'll love you as a friend But if I give to you this time, you'll be bumming around again Kind miss, kind miss, don't talk to me so rough You think I am a hobo because I look so tough She took me in her kitchen, she treated me nice and kind She put me in the notion of bumming all the time When I left her kitchen I went strolling down in town I heard a double header blow, I thought it was western bound I walked out to the railroad, out to the railroad shop I heard the agent tell a man, the freight train would not stop My heart began to rove around, and I began to sing If that freight train goes through this town, I'll catch it on the wing I pulled my cap down over my eyes, and walked out to the track And caught the stirrup of an empty car, and never did look back I got off in Danville, got stuck on a Danville girl You bet your life she's out of sight, she wears the Danville curl She wears her hair on the back of her head, like high toned people do But if a west-bound train pulls out tonight I'll bid that girl adieu Now I am in your city, boys, trying to do what's right Don't think because I am a railroad boy that I am not all right My pocketbook is empty, my heart is filled with pain Ten thousand miles away from home, bumming a railroad train