Jorma Kaukonen - Waiting for a Train lyrics

All around the water tower 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 said if you've got money You won't have to walk Well, I haven't got a nickel Not a penny can I show Get off, get off you railroad bum And he slammed that boxcar door Well, he put me off in Texas A state I dearly love Wide open spaces all around me The moon and stars up above Nobody seems to want me Or give me a helping hand I'm on my way from Frisco Going back to Dixieland My pocketbook is empty An' my heart is full of pain A thousand miles away from home Waiting for a train I'm a thousand miles away from home Waiting for a train