ฟังเพลงIntroduction To "Hobo Bill"

Introduction To "Hobo Bill" - Merle Haggard

The hobo was a

Subject that the late

And great Jimmie Rogers

Sang of many times

During his great career

And the freight train

Served a faithful

Means of travel for the

Migrant worker

Or for the fella out of

Work or some ole boy

That just wanted to live off

The fat of our great land

And of course at this time

The fat was kind a scarce

Because during the period

Of Jimmie Rodger's

Greatest popularity

Our great Nation's economy

Was at all time low

And it was known as

The depression days

During this time

It wasn't unusual to

See 50 or 75 hobos

Jump from a moving freight train

As it neared the edge of a city

This was dangerous

But it was done to keep from

Being caught by the

Train bulls that worked

The great freight yards

During this era

A lot of the hobos

Were respectable men

And rode the rods

Because it provided

A dependable

Means of travel which

They could afford

And some of them made

Their destinations

And some of them died

Alongthe tracks

And their friends and

Family never knew

What happened to 'em

And I would imagine

Maybe that Hobo Bill

Was one of them