Boomer's Story

Come and gather all around me
 Listen to my tale of woe
 Got some good advice to give you
 Lots of things you oughta know
 Take a tip from one who's travelled
 And never stopped a-ramblin' 'round
 'Cause once you get the roamin' fever
 You never want to settle down, boy
 You never want to settle down
 I met a little gal in Frisco
 And I asked her to be my wife
 Told her I was tired of roamin'
 Goin' to settle down for life
 Then I heard the whistle blowin'
 And I knew it was the Red Ball Train
 And I left that gal beside the railroad
 And I never saw the gal again, boy
 I never saw the gal again
 Saw the gal again
 I never saw the gal again
 Left that gal beside the railroad
 And I never saw the gal again
 Travelled all over the country
 I've travelled everywhere
 I been on every Branch Line railroad
 And I never paid a nickel fare
 I been from Maine to Califor'ny
 And from Canada to Mexico
 I never tried to save no money
 And now I got no place to bo, boy
 Now I got no place to go
 Listen to a Boomer's story
 Pay attention to what I say
 Well, I hear another train a-comin'
 Guess I'll be on my way
 If you wanna do me a favor
 When I lay me down and die
 Just dig my grave beside the railroad
 So I can hear the trains go by, boys
 So I can hear the trains go by
 Hear the trains go
 Hear the trains go by
 Just dig my grave beside the railroad
 So I can hear the trains go by