All around the water tanks 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 says if you've got money I'll see that you don't walk I haven't got a nickel Not a penny can I show Get off, get off, you railroad bum He slammed the boxcar door He put me off in Texas A state I dearly love The wide open spaces all around me The moon and the stars up above Nobody seems to want me Or lend me a helping hand I'm on my way from 'Frisco I'm going back to Dixieland Oh, my pocketbook is empty And my heart is full of pain I'm a thousand miles away from home Just waiting for a train