all around the water tower
waiting for a train. a thousand miles away from home
sleeping in the rain. i walked up to a brakeman just to give him a line of talk
he said if you've got money
i'll see that you don't walk. well
i haven't got a nickel
not a penny can i show. get off
get off
you railroad bum
and he slammed that boxcar door. well
he put me off in texas
a state i dearly love. the wide open spaces all round me
the moon and stars up above. nobody seems to want me nor to lend me a helping hand. i'm on my way from 'frisco
going back to dixieland. my pocketbook is empty
my heart is full of pain. i'm a thousand miles away from home
just waiting for a train.