Hobo Kinda Man

[Verse 1]

Around the time of the second world war

A new kind of man came through the door

I ain't looking for food

I'm looking for work

Not afraid to sweat - digging in the dirt

I ain't looking for a hand-out

But I'm willing to lend a hand to the man that pays me

Yes I am

Mr. Roosevelt, he understands I'm a hobo kinda man

I've been riding this train

I've been up all night

I'll be swinging that ho before daylight

When the next box car comes along

I'll jump it and fight ya and call it my home

When the money runs out, so do I

I'll be riding these rails 'till times change and kill me

Yes I will

I never know where I am, hey, I'm a hobo kinda man

That's what I am

[Chorus]

Those steel wheels-a-rolling

Somewhere I feel me towing, I know

I can hear that whistle blowing

Come tomorrow morning

I'll be gone

Yeah

Oh! I'm a hobo kinda man

[Verse 2]

I'm always leaving my wife and kids behind

Working somewhere on down the line

Every night I sleep in a different town

I never know, honey, where I'm bound

Living out of a suitcase

I changed from a train to a silver eagle

But I'm getting all I can

I'm a modern day hobo kinda man

[Chorus]