Last Hobo

歌詞

This song was first released on the All Aboard! album. It is the only album it has been released on. He was born in International Falls a long, long time ago Moved to Tucumcan when the ironwork got show He was cornbread and hard scrabble and scratching for every dime 'Till he threw it in and he kilt the road to walk that endless line Now he's The Last Hobo Riding the last boxcar On the last freight train Leaving here Now he's The Last Hobo Riding the last boxcar On the last freight train Away from here He tried his hand at lots of jobs and he did 'em all with pride From shoeing mules to driving trucks, he mastered what he tried It must have been Ramona, she was all he cared about When she ran away and left him you could see the fire go out Now he's The Last Hobo Riding the last boxcar On the last freight train Away from here We hardly ever see him Once or twice and he would stay a day or two He'd ask about Ramona Then he'd say that he was only passing through Now he knows every railroad bull along the right of way And every hobo jungle from New York to Santa Fe He's looked for his Ramona on the far side of the hill Now his sun is sinking lower and he's looking for her still Now he's The Last Hobo Riding the last boxcar On the last freight train Leaving from here Now he's The Last Hobo Riding the last boxcar On the last freight train Away from here Words and music by George Allen