A Railroad Bum

A Railroad Bum - Jim Reeves (吉姆·里夫斯)

I used to be a railroad bum a living

On the go

I rode freights from Canada down to Mexico

From sunny cal to Minnesota

Where the rippling waters falls

I never seemed to have a dime

But I had myself a ball

Singing hi le hi lo he li le li lo

I used to be a railroad bum

But I'm not anymore

I walked in the silver dollar in Reno one night

I dropped a quarter in a one armed bandit

The lemons lined up right

Took my winnings then played poker

And I won ten thousand more

I used to be a railroad bum

But I'm not anymore

Singing hi le hi lo he li le li lo

I used to be a railroad bum

But I'm not anymore

When cotton's white in Tennessee

And shrimp boats sail in Maine

Peach picking time soon will find me

Riding a Georgia train

Cause I get restless

When I'm still I guess I always will

Want to keep traveling

All my life over another hill

Singing hi le hi lo he li le li lo

I used to be a railroad bum

But I'm not anymore

Singing hi le hi lo he li le li lo

I used to be a railroad bum

But I'm not anymore