Come and gather all around me Listen to my teller waltz [?] Got some good advice to give you Lotta things you oughta know Take a tip from one who travelled Never start to ramble around Youre likely get wandering fever Never want to settle down I met a little boy in Frisco I asked him if he had a wife Told I was tired of rambling I wanna settle down for life Then I heard the whistle blowin I knew it was the Georgia train I left him standin by the railroad Ill never see that man again Wandered all around this country Had to travel everywhere Been on that old brick[?] line railroad Never paid a nickel fare Been from Maine to California Ended up in Mexico I wouldnt try to save no money No I got nowhere to go Listen to a poor girls story Listen to the things I say I hear another train acoming And Ill soon be on my way If you wanna do me a favor Come and lay me down to die But dig my grave beside the railroad So I can hear the trains go by
railroad, train, listen, settle, never