Pardon me sir, youve got a dime? Im trying to find my way back to New Orleans Broke down and fallen on hard times I need just one kind favor to get back on my feet Lost my ticket for a Greyhound bus when it left me in the dust and gone away Man at the station told me boy get lost Start pulling your own weight Im walking forty days and night, under the Texas sun Wont someone help me please Pardon me sir, youve got a dime? Im trying to find my way back to New Orleans I did my time in Baton Rouge, Birmingham and Huston too But all Ive ever seen was weary faces just like mine Waiting in endless lines just trying to find a seat Lost my ticket for a Greyhound bus when it left me in the dust and gone away Now all Im asking, is for you to help their cause Because they are going a long way Theyre walking forty days and nights, under the Texas sun Wont someone help them please Spare just a dollar or a dime They are trying to find their way back to New Orleans Theyre walking forty days and nights And only just begun to read our destiny Still got a long hill left to climb Come on lets find our way back to New Orleans Come on lets find our way Come on and find our way Come on lets find our way
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