Last Hobo lyrics

Artist  : John Denver 
Song : Last Hobo
 
This song was first released on the all aboard!
album. it is the only album it has been released
on.

He was born in international falls a long, long
time ago
Moved to tucumcan when the ironwork got show
He was cornbread and hard scrabble and scratching
for every dime
’till he threw it in and he kilt the road to walk
that endless line

Now he’s the last hobo
Riding the last boxcar
On the last freight train
Leaving here

Now he’s the last hobo
Riding the last boxcar
On the last freight train
Away from here

He tried his hand at lots of jobs and he did ’em
all with pride
From shoeing mules to driving trucks, he mastered
what he tried
It must have been ramona, she was all he cared
about
When she ran away and left him you could see the
fire go out

Now he’s the last hobo
Riding the last boxcar
On the last freight train
Away from here

We hardly ever see him
Once or twice and he would stay a day or two
He’d ask about ramona
Then he’d say that he was only passing through
Now he knows every railroad bull along the right
of way
And every hobo jungle from new york to santa fe
He’s looked for his ramona on the far side of the
hill
Now his sun is sinking lower and he’s looking for
her still

Now he’s the last hobo
Riding the last boxcar
On the last freight train
Leaving from here

Now he’s the last hobo
Riding the last boxcar
On the last freight train
Away from here

Words and music by george allen