All Around The Water Tank Waitin' For A Train
A Thousand Miles Away From Home Sleeping In The Rain
I Walked Up To A Brakeman Just To Give Him A Line Of Talk
He Said If You've Got Money I'll See That You Don't Walk
Well I Haven't Got A Nickel Not A Penny Can I Show
He Said Get Off You Railroad Bum And He Slammed The Boxcar Door
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Well He Put Me Off In Texas A Place I Dearly Love
The Wide Open Spaces All Around Me The Moon And Stars Above
Nobody Seems To Want Me Nor To Lend Me A Helping Hand
I'm On My Way From Frisco Headin' Back To Dixie Land
My Pocketbook Is Empty My Heart Is Willed With Pain
I'm A Thousand Miles Away From Home Just Waitin' For A Train