All around the water tank, waiting for a train
A thousand miles away from home, sleeping in the rain
I walked up to a brakeman, to give him a line of talk
He said, if you got money, I'll say that you don't walk
I haven't got a nickel, not a penny can I show
Get off, get off, you railroad bum, and he slammed my boxcar door
He put me up in Texas
The place I dearly love
The wide open spaces all around me
The moon and stars up above
Nobody seemed to want me
Or lend me a helping hand
I'm on my way from preschool
I'm going back to Dixieland
My pocketbook is
empty
And my heart is full of pain
I'm a thousand miles away from home
Waiting for a train
Nobody seemed to want me
Or lend me a helping hand
I'm on my way from preschool
I'm going back to Dixieland
Dixieland
My pocketbook is empty
And my heart is full of pain
I'm a thousand miles away from home
Waiting for a train
I'm a thousand miles away from home
Waiting for a train
Holy, holy, holy
Holy, holy, holy
Hey, without me
Holy, holy
Holy, holy
Holy, holy, holy
Holy weary
Holy, holy, holy
Holy, holy, holy
Holy, holy, holy
Holy, holy, holy
Holy, holy, holy
Thank you.