Hey now, mister ticket agent, can a broke man ride your train? Hey now, mister ticket agent, broke man ride your train? You know I ride the rod, just to see my little girl again He said, "Buy your ticket cause this train ain't none o' mine" He said, "Buy your ticket, this train ain't none of mine" I'll see my girl again if I have to ride the blind Got his oil in Houston and his gas at the Beaumont well He got his oil in Houston, his gas at the Beaumont well And when I'll pass through Dallas, you know, I'll wave farewell