Bummin' an old freight train
Bummin' an old freight train, oh Lord Bummin' an old freight train A thousand miles away from home Just a Bummin' an old freight train I was a wild and reckless hobo, left my happy home Started out on a western trip all by myself alone My pocketbook was empty and my heart was filled with pain A thousand miles away from homejust a Bummin' an old freight train * Refrain I was standing on a platform smokin' a cheap cigar Waitin' for an old freight train to catch an empty car My pocketbook was empty, my heart was filled with pain A thousand miles away from home just a Bummin' an old freight train * Refrain I pulled my cap down over my eyes, I walked up to the train Caught the stirrup of a sleepin' car and never did look back A thousand miles away from home just a Bummin' an old freight train * Refrain