When I first started hoboin', hoboin', boy
I took a freight train to be my friend, oh Lord
Mmm

You know I hobo'd, hobo'd, hobo'd, hobo'd
Hobo'd a long, long way from home, oh Lord

You know my mother she followed me that morning, me that morning, that morning
She followed me down to the yard, oh Lord
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She said my son he's gone, he's gone, he's gone, he's gone
Yes, he's gone in the world somewhere, oh Lord
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You know I left my dear old mother, dear old mother, dear old mother
She was on her knees a'crying, oh Lord
Mmm

You know I hobo'd, hobo'd, hobo'd, hobo'd
Hobo'd a long, long way from home, oh Lord