Jimmie Rodgers:

WAITING FOR A TRAIN

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 said "If you got money, I'll see that you don't walk“ I haven't got a nickel, not a penny can I show "Get off, get off, you railroad bum" and he slammed the boxcar door

2.

They put me off in Texas, a state I dearly love The wide open spaces all around me, the moon and the stars above Nobody seems to want me, or lend me a helping hand I'm on my way from Frisco, I’m going back to Dixieland My pocket book is empty my heart is full of pain Well I'm a thousand miles away from home waiting for a train