In the Dodge City of the Santa Fe Stood a freight made up for the And the with his oil and waste Was the great iron beast While ten cars back in the murky A boxcar swung wide And a hobo his pal aboard To start on his last ride
A lantern swung and the freight out The engine, it speed The engineer pulled the wide And clucked to his steed
Ten back in the empty box The hobo rolled a The of the match showed his partner's face Stark white and still As the train wheels clicked on the joints A for the rambler's ear The hobo talked to the still white His pal for a year
(Spoken) For a mighty long time, we've rambled, With the luck of men that With the backdoor steps for a dining And a for a home We dodged the bulls on the Eastern And the on the Chesapeake 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 made me to you Jack If I lived, and you in To take you back to the old church And bury you with your kin You seemed to I would keep my word 'Cause you said that I was Well, I'm my promise to you, pal I'm takin' you home tonight I haven't the money to send you So, I'm takin' you on the fly the decent way for a 'bo to go to the by and by I knew that that fever had you, And doctor, he just wouldn't come He was too busy the wealthy folks To doctor a bum
As the train rolled over its of steel thru to the East it sped The engineer in his high cab Kept his eye on the rails While ten cars in the empty box A lonely hobo For the of old and his pal, so cold Who was takin' his last long