Waiting for a Train

JIMMIE RODGERS

All around the water tank waitin' 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 place 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 headin' back to Dixie Land
My pocketbook is empty my heart is willed with pain
I'm a thousand miles away from home just waitin' for a train

Trivia about the song Waiting for a Train by Johnny Cash

On which albums was the song “Waiting for a Train” released by Johnny Cash?
Johnny Cash released the song on the albums “Blood, Sweat and Tears” in 1963, “Destination Victoria Station” in 1975, “Unearthed” in 2003, and “Unearthed 1: Who’s Gonna Cry” in 2003.
Who composed the song “Waiting for a Train” by Johnny Cash?
The song “Waiting for a Train” by Johnny Cash was composed by JIMMIE RODGERS.

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