In the Dodge City Yards of the Fe a freight made up for the east And the with his oil and waste Was the great iron beast While ten cars in the murky dust A boxcar door swung And a hobo lifted his pal To start on his long ride
A lantern swung and the pulled out The engine, it speed The pulled the throttle wide And to his fiery steed
Ten back in the empty box The hobo a pill The flare of the match showed his face Stark white and deathly As the train wheels on the couplin' joints A for the rambler's ear The hobo talked to the still form His pal for a year
(Spoken) For a mighty long time, we've rambled, With the luck of men roam With the backdoor steps for a dining And a boxcar for a We dodged the bulls on the route And the cops on the We travelled the Leadville narrow In the days of Creek We down thru sunny Cal On the rails of old S. P. And of all you had, thru and bad A half belonged to me You me promise to you Jack If I lived, and you in To take you back to the old yard And bury you with your kin You seemed to know I would my word 'Cause you said that I was Well, I'm keepin' my to you, pal 'Cause I'm you home tonight I haven't the to send you there So, I'm takin' you on the fly It's the way for a 'bo to go to the by and by I knew that that had you, Jack And that doctor, he just wouldn't He was too busy the wealthy folks To a worn-out bum
As the train rolled its ribbons of steel Straight thru to the East it The in his high cab seat Kept his eye on the rails While ten back in the empty box A lonely hobo For the days of old and his pal, so Who was his last long ride