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The Last Hobo - Tom Paxton

Composed by：Tom Paxton

He was born in International Falls a long

Long time ago

Moved to Tucumcari when the ironwork got slow

He was cornbread and hard scrabble

And scratching for every dime

'Til he threw it in

And he hit the road

To walk that endless line

Now he's the last

Hobo riding the last boxcar

On the last freight train leaving here

Now he's the last

Hobo riding the last boxcar

On the last freight train leaving here

He tried his hands at lots of jobs

And he did them all with pride

From shoeing mules to driving trucks

He mastered what he tried

It must have been Ramona

She was all he cared about

When she ran away and left him

You could see the fire go out

Now he's the last

Hobo riding the last boxcar

On the last freight train leaving here

He's the last

Hobo riding the last boxcar

On the last freight train leaving here

We hardly ever see him

Once or twice and he would stay a day or two

He'd ask about Ramona

Then he'd say that he was only passing through

Now he knows every railroad

Bull along the right of way

And every hobo jungle

From New York to Santa Fe

He's looked for his

Ramona on the far side of the hill

Now his sun is sinking lower

And he's looking for her still

Still he's the last

Hobo riding the last boxcar

On the last freight train leaving here

He's the last

Hobo riding the last boxcar

On the last freight train leaving here