Lyric Railroad Song

(Ed King - Ronnie VanZant)

I jumped off a boxcar down around Tennessee
I was cold tired and dirty hungry as I could be
But I had my guitar and a hundred railroad songs
So I asked the policeman
Can I stay here long
He said Mr. Hobo you got to go now
We don t want you around
See I m trying to build a respectable town
And we don t need a hobo like you around

So I left that town, Lord with my guitar in my hand
Still cold and tired, kinda mad at the man
But this life that I chose to live, sometime s strange
See I m trying to learn about the old music from ridin the train
I m a hobo I know, but thta s the price I pay
Guess I ll write me another song while I m on my way
Catch me another train and this is what I ll say
Mr Choo-choo train take me away

I m goin to ride this train Lord until I find out
What Jimmie Rogers and the Hag was all about
See I play this rock n roll and I think that s fine
But I wnta to go back a little further in time
I m a hobo I know but that s the price I pay
Guess I ll write me another song while I m on my way
Catch me another train and this is what I ll say
Mr Choo-choo train take me away