Hey, go to sleep you weary hobo   Hey, let the towns go drifting by   Hey, can't you hear the steel rail humming?   Well, that's a hobo's lullaby      I know your clothes are torn and ragged   Hey, and your hair is turning gray   Hey, lift your head and smile at trouble   Hey, you'll find peace and rest some day      Now go to sleep you weary hobo   Hey, let the towns drift slowly by   Hey, can't you hear the steel rail humming?   Hey, that's a hobo's lullaby      My, don't you worry about tomorrow   Just let tomorrow come and go   'Cause tonight you're in a nice warm boxcar   Hey, safe from all that wind and snow      Now go to sleep you weary hobo   Hey, let the towns drift slowly by   Hey, can't you hear the steel rail humming?   Hey, that's a hobo's lullaby      Hey, I know police they cause you trouble   Hey, they cause trouble everywhere   But when you die and go to heaven   You'll find no policemen there      So go to sleep you weary hobo   Hey, let the towns drift slowly by   Hey, can't you hear the steel rail humming?   Hey, that's a hobo's lullaby      Hey, now go to sleep you weary hobo   Hey, let the towns drift slowly by   Can't you hear the steel rail humming?   Well, that's a hobo's lullaby