Waiting for a Train

[Verse 1] All around the water tank, 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, I'll see that you don't walk I haven't got a nickel, not a penny can I shill "Get off, get off, you railroad bum" He slammed the boxcar door [Refrain] Oh-dee-lay-ee, lay-ee, oh-lay-ee [Verse 2] He put me off in Texas, a state I dearly love The wide open spaces all around me The moon and 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 Though my pocket book is empty and my heart is full of pain I'm a thousand miles away from home just waiting for a train [Refrain] Oh-dee-lay-ee, lay-ee, oh-lay-ee