[Verse 1] All around the water tank Waiting for a train A thousand miles away from home Sleeping in the rain I walked up to a brakeman To give him a line of talk He says, If youve got money Ill see that you dont walk I havent got a nickel Not a penny can I shill Get off, get off, you railroad bum He slammed the boxcar door [Refrain] Ohdelayee, ayee, ohlayee [Verse 2] He put me off in Texas A state I dearly love The wide open spaces all around me The moon and stars up above Nobody seems to want me Or lend me a helping hand Im on my way from Frisco Im going back to Dixieland Though my pocketbook is empty And my heart is full of pain Im a thousand miles away from home Just waiting for a train [Refrain] Ohdelayee, ayee, ohlayee
ayee, ohdelayee, ohlayee, shill, refrain