The hobo was a subject that the late and great Jimmy Rogers sang of many times during his great career.And the freight train served a faithful means of travel for the migrant worker,or for the fellow out of work, or some old boy that just wanted to live off the fat of our great land.And of course at this time, the fat was kind of scarce,because during the period of Jimmy Rogers' greatest popularity,our great nation's economy was at an all-time low.And it was known as the Depression days.During this time, it wasn't unusual to see 50 or 75 hobosjump from a moving freight train as it neared the edge of a city.This was dangerous, but it was done to keep from being caught by the train bullsthat worked the great freight yards during this era.A lot of the hobos were respectable men and rode the rodsbecause it provided a dependable means of travel which they could afford.Some of them made their destinations, and some of them died along the tracks.And their friends and family never knew what happened to them.And I would imagine maybe that Hobo Bill was one of them.