All around the water tank, waiting for a train
A thousand miles away from home, sleepin' in the rain
I walked up to a brakeman, gave him a line of talk
He said if you've got money boy, I'll see that you don't walk
I haven't got a nickel, not a penny can I show
Get off, get off, you railroad bum and he slammed the boxcar door
He put me off in Texas, a state I dearly love
The wide open spaces all around me, the moon and stars up above
Nobody seems to want me, or lend me a helping hand
I'm on my way from Frisco, going back to Dixie Land
Though my pocketbook is empty and my heart is full of pain
I'm a thousand miles away from home, just waiting for a train