I jumped off a boxcar down around Tennessee   I was cold tired and dirty hungry as I could be   But I had my guitar and a hundred railroad songs   So I asked the policeman   Can I stay here long   He said Mr. Hobo you got to go now   We don't want you around   See I'm trying to build me a respectable town   So we don't need a hobo like you hanging around      So I left that town, Lord with my guitar in my hand   Still cold and tired, kinda mad at the man   But this life that I chose to live, sometime's strange   See I'm trying to learn about the old music from ridin' the train   I'm a hobo I know, but that's the price I pay   Guess I'll write me another song while I'm on my way   I'm okay, get's me another train and this is what I'll say   Mr Choo-choo train, take me away   Choo-choo train      Well I'm goin' to ride this train Lord, until I find out   What Jimmie Rogers and the hag was all about   I play this rock 'n' roll, I think that's fine   But I like to go back 'lone, a little further in time   I'm a hobo I know but that's the price I pay   Guess I'll write me another song while I'm on my way, at home   Get me a great train, this is what I'll say   Mr Choo-choo train   Choo-choo train