Oh -do -do, oh -do -dee, oh -do -dee
Oh -do -do, oh -do -dee, oh -do -dee
Hi -dee, oh -do -dee, -do -dee
All around the water tank,
waiting for a train
A thousand miles away from home,
sleeping in the rain
Oh,
Lee, oh, oh, oh
I walked up to the breakman
to give him a line of talk
He said, if you've got money,
I'll see that you don't walk
I haven't got a nickel,
not a penny can I show
He said, off you railroad bum,
and slam the boxcar door
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
He put me off in
Texas, a place I dearly love
The wide open spaces all around me,
the moon and stars above
Nobody seems to want me,
or lend me a helping hand
I'm on my way from
Frisco, going back to
Dixieland
Oh do do, oh do do
My pocketbook is empty
And my heart is filled with pain
A thousand miles away from home
Just waitin' for a train
Old, old, old lady
Howdy, old, old, old lady