All around the water tank
Waiting for a train
A thousand miles away from home
Sleeping in the rain
I walked up to a brakeman
Just to give him a line of talk
He said, "If 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
He said, "Get off, you railroad bum"
And he slammed the boxcar door
Well, he put me off in Texas
A state I dearly love
The wide open spaces all around me
The moon and stars above
Nobody seems to want me
Nor to lend me a helping hand
I'm on my way from Frisco
Heading back to Dixie land
My pocketbook is empty
My heart is full of pain
I'm a thousand miles away from home
Waiting for a train