As I was out walking on a corner one day
I spied an old hobo, in a doorway he lay
His face was all grounded in the cold sidewalk floor
And I guess he’d been there for the whole night or moreOnly a hobo, but one more is gone
Leavin’ nobody to sing his sad song
Leavin’ nobody to carry him home
Only a hobo, but one more is goneA blanket of newspaper covered his head
As the curb was his pillow, the street was his bed
One look at his face showed the hard road he’d come
And a fistful of coins showed the money he bummedOnly a hobo, but one more is gone
Leavin’ nobody to sing his sad song
Leavin’ nobody to carry him home
Only a hobo, but one more is goneDoes it take much of a man to see his whole life go down
To look up on the world from a hole in the ground
To wait for your future like a horse that’s gone lame
To lie in the gutter and die with no name?Only a hobo, but one more is gone
Leavin’ nobody to sing his sad song
Leavin’ nobody to carry him home
Only a hobo, but one more is gone
Tracklist
All tracks included here were recorded during the “The Times They Are A-Changing” sessions in 1963.
A1 | Only A Hobo | |
A2 | Moonshine Blues | |
A3 | Mama You’ve Been On My Mind | |
A4 | Eternal Circle (Take 1) | |
A5 | Percy’s Song (Take 2) | |
B1 | Seven Curses | |
B2 | Lay Down Your Weary Tune | |
B3 | Percy’s Song (Take 1) | |
B4 | The Cough Song | |
B5 | Eternal Circle (Take 2) | |
B6 | Walls Of Redwing |