All along the water tank
Waiting for a train
I'm a thousand miles away from home
Sleeping in the rain
My pocketbook is empty
My old heart is filled with pain
I'm one thousand miles away from home
And I'm waiting for a train
Odi ole ole ole
Well I walked up to a brakeman
Just to make a line of talk
He said son you've got money
I'll see that you don't walk
Well I haven't got a nickel
Not a penny can I show
Well get off get off you railroad bum
He slammed the boxcar door
Odie ole ole ole ole
Oh you know they put me off in texas
A state I dearly love
Wide open spaces all around me
Moon and stars above
You know I haven't got a nickel
My old heart is filled with pain
I'm one thousand miles away from home
And I'm waiting for a train
Ah de ole ole ole