when i first started hoboin hoboin boy i took a freight train to be my friend oh lord mmm you know i hobo d hobo d hobo d hobo d hobo d a long long way from home oh lord you know my mother she followed me that morning me that morning that morning she followed me down to the yard oh lord mmm she said my son he s gone he s gone he s gone he s gone yes he s gone in the world somewhere oh lord mmm you know i left my dear old mother dear old mother dear old mother she was on her knees a crying oh lord mmm you know i hobo d hobo d hobo d hobo d hobo d a long long way from home oh lord