When I first thought to hobo'in, hobo'in I took a freight train to be my friend, oh Lord You know I hobo'd, hobo'd, hobo'd, hobo'd Hobo'd a long, long way from home, oh Lord You know my mother, she followed me that mornin', me that mornin', that mornin' She followed me down to the yard, oh Lord She said, "my son he's gone, he's gone, he's gone, he's gone Yes, he's gone in a poor some wear, oh Lord" Yes, I left my dear old mother, dear old mother, dear old mother I left my honor, need a crime, oh Lord You know I hobo'd, hobo'd, hobo'd, hobo'd Hobo'd a long, long way from home, oh Lord