“The Mysteries of a Hobo’s Life” Sheet Music (pdf).
“The Mysteries of a Hobo’s Life” Karaoke (midi with lyrics).
Lyrics: T-Bone Slim.
Tune: “The Girl I Left Behind Me.”
I took a job on an extra gang
Way up in the mountains;
I paid my fee and the shark shipped me;
And the ties, I soon was counting.
The boss put me to driving spikes;
And the sweat was enough to blind me;
He didn’t seem to like my pace;
So I left the job behind me.
I grabbed a hold of an old freight train
And ’round the country traveled;
The mysteries of a hobo’s life
To me were soon unraveled.
I traveled east, and I traveled west,
And the “shacks” could never find me;
Next morning, I was miles away
From the job I left behind me.
I ran across a bunch of “stiffs,”
Who were known as Industrial Workers;
They taught me how to be a man
And how to fight the shirkers.
I kicked right in and joined the bunch;
And now, in the ranks, you’ll find me;
Hurrah for the cause; to hell with the boss
And the job I left behind me!
Hurrah for the cause; to hell with the boss
And the job I left behind me!