i lost all my money in a crooked poker game now i m going home on this old freight train i got the boxcar blues shuffle on down the tracks i got the boxcar blues and lord i may never get back well i am so lonely i think i could die these ain t cinders tears in my eyes i got the boxcar blues shuffle on down the tracks i got the boxcar blues and lord i may never get back i dream of my big baked biscuits in the pan i dream of my woman with another man i got the boxcar blues shuffle on down the tracks i got the boxcar blues and lord i may never get back when i get back home i ll get down on my knees i ll beg to my woman have a little mercy please i got the boxcar blues shuffle on down the tracks i got the boxcar blues lord i may never get back now let me tell you brother it just ain t so there ain t no easy life for a bored hobo i got the boxcar blues shuffle on down the tracks i got the boxcar blues and lord i may never get back no listen to me brother and take my advice stay away from trains and them loaded dice you ll get the boxcar blues you ll shuffle on down the tracks you ll get the boxcar blues and lord you may never get back you ll get the boxcar blues and lord you may never get back 