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(traditional, adapted by ry cooder) |
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Come and gather all around me |
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Listen to my tale of woe |
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Got some good advice to give you |
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Lots of things you oughta know |
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Take a tip from one who's travelled |
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And never stopped a-ramblin' 'round |
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'cause once you get the roamin' fever |
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You never want to settle down, boy |
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You never want to settle down |
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I met a little gal in frisco |
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And i asked her to be my wife |
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Told her i was tired of roamin' |
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Goin' to settle down for life |
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Then i heard the whistle blowin' |
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And i knew it was the red ball train |
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And i left that gal beside the railroad |
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And i never saw the gal again, boy |
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I never saw the gal again |
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Saw the gal again |
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I never saw the gal again |
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Left that gal beside the railroad |
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And i never saw the gal again |
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Travelled all over the country |
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I've travelled everywhere |
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I been on every branch line railroad |
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And i never paid a nickel fare |
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I been from maine to califor'ny |
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And from canada to mexico |
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I never tried to save no money |
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And now i got no place to bo, boy |
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Now i got no place to go |
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Listen to a boomer's story |
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Pay attention to what i say |
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Well, i hear another train a-comin' |
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Guess i'll be on my way |
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If you wanna do me a favor |
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When i lay me down and die |
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Just dig my grave beside the railroad |
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So i can hear the trains go by, boys |
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So i can hear the trains go by |
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Hear the trains go |
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Hear the trains go by |
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Just dig my grave beside the railroad |
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So i can hear the trains go by |
