Boomer's Story

[Verse 1] Won't you gather all around me And listen to my tale of woe Got some good advice to give you I got some things you oughta know Take a tip from one who's travelled Yes, and never stopped a-ramblin' around Well, once you get the roamin' fever You're gonna never settle down Lord, you're never gonna settle down [Verse 2] Met a little girl in Frisco Asked her to be my wife Told her I was tired of roamin' Thought I'd settle down my life Then I heard the whistle blowin', oh I knew it was the Red Ball Train Left that gal beside the railroad And I never saw the gal again I never see the gal again [Chorus] Never see the girl again Never see the girl again I left that girl beside the railroad Yeah, and I never saw her again Woo [Verse 3] Been from Maine to Califor'ny From Canada to Mexico I never even saved no money And now I got no place to go, boy Now I got no place to go [Verse 4] If you want to do me a favor Before I lay me down and die Just dig my grave beside the railroad So I can hear the trains go by, oh Lord Trains go by [Outro] I can hear the trains go by I can hear the trains go by Bury my bones be side the railroad Never saw her