A Railroad Bum.

Seq - Dr. J.Pitt-Payne. Kar - Bunty Pritchard Jones. Feb 2001.

I used to be a railroad bum,
a~living on the go,

I rode freights from Canada
down to Mexico,

from sunny 'Cal' to Minnesota
where the rippling waters fall,

I never seemed to have a dime,
but I had myself a ball.

Singing Hi Le, Hi Lo,
He Li, La Li Lo,

I used to be a railroad bum,
but I'm not any more.

I walked into the silver dollar
in Reno one night,

Dropped a quarter in a one armed bandit,
the lemons lined up right,

took my winnings then played poker,
and I won ten thousand more,

I used to be a railroad bum,
but I'm not any more.

Singing Hi Le, Hi Lo,
He Li, La Li Lo,

I used to be a railroad bum,
but I'm not any more.

When cotton's white in Tennessee,
and shrimp boats sail in Maine,

Peach picking time soon will find me,
riding a Georgia train,

'Cos I get restless when I'm still,
And I guess I always will,

Want to keep trav'ling all my life,
over another hill.

Singing Hi Le, Hi Lo,
He Li, La Li Lo,

I used to be a railroad bum,
but I'm not any more.

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A Railroad Bum 1961 Jim Reeves seq Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK 17 Feb 2001

A Railroad Bum 1961 Jim Reeves seq Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK 17 Feb 2001
by J. Balthrop
Copyright 1961 by Tuckahoe Music Inc. USA
score and karaoke by Bunty Pritchard Jones
Research by Doug Grierson
Sequenced by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK 17 Feb 2001