waitin' for a train

all around the water tanks

waiting for a train

a thousand miles away from home

sleeping in the rain. i walked up to a brakeman

to give him a line of talk

he said if you've got money

i'll see that you don't walk. 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. he put me off in texas

the place i dearly love

the wide open spaces all around me

the moon and stars up above. nobody seemed to want me

nor to lend me a helping hand

i'm on my way from frisco

i'm going back to dixie land. though my pocketbook is empty

and my heart is full of pain

i'm a thousand miles away from home

waitin' for a train. nobody seemed to want me

nor to lend me a helping hand

i'm on my way from frisco

i'm going back to dixie land. though my pocketbook is empty

and my heart is full of pain

i'm a thousand miles away from home

waitin' for a train.