Railroad Bum

I used to be a railroad bum

A living on the go

I rode freights from Canada

Down to Mexico

From sunny Cal to Minnesota

Where the rippling waters falls

I never seemed to have a dime

But I had myself a ball

Singing hi le hi lo he li le li lo

I used to be a railroad bum

But I'm not anymore

I walked in to the Silver Dollar

In Reno one night

Dropped a quarter

In a one armed bandit

The lemons lined up right

Took my winnings then played poker

And I won ten thousand more

I used to be a railroad bum

But I'm not anymore

Singing hi le hi lo he li le li lo

I used to be a railroad bum

But I'm not anymore

-Instrumentals-

When cotton's white in Tennessee

And shrimp boats sail in Maine

Peach-picking time soon will

Find me ridin' a Georgia train

Cause I get restless when

I'm still I guess I always will

Want to be travelling all my life

Over another hill

Singing hi le hi lo he li le li lo

I used to be a railroad bum

But I'm not anymore

Singing hi le hi lo he li le li lo

I used to be a railroad bum

But I'm not anymore

I used to be a railroad bum

But I'm not anymore