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Mary Gauthier
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Last of the Hobo Kings
Lyricist:Mary Gauthier
Steam Train Maury died last night His wife Wanda by his side He caught the Westbound out of here Hopped the high irons to the by and by
They say he jumped ten thousand trains Rode a million miles for free Helped out at VA hospitals and penitentiaries
Dandy Dave, Rusty Nails And Sweet Lady Sugar Cane Dead Eye Kate and the Baloney Kid Raise their cups tonight in Steam Trains name
Senators, congressmen Puppets on a string Among the windswept vagabonds Steam Train was the king
The last of the Hobo Kings The last of the Hobo Kings
Now bums drink and wander 'round Tramps dream and wander too But a Hobo was a pioneer Who preferred to work for food
He knew how his nation was doing By the length of a side walk cigarette butt Find more lyrics at ※ Mojim.com Born with an aching wanderlust Embedded in his gut
Hounded, beaten, laughed at, broke Chased out of every town With his walking stick scepter And a shredded coffee can crown
The last of the Hobo Kings He was the last of the Hobo Kings
The last free men are Hobo's Steinbeck said and he paid cash And the stories that he bought from them Helped him write the Grapes of Wrath
But boxcars have been sealed for years And trespassers do time The railroad yards are razor wired And Hoboing's a crime
So here's to you Steam Train Maury Hold that Westbound tight As you ride off into history The last Hobo, the last ride
The last of the Hobo Kings He was the last of the Hobo Kings
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