The Hobo

Lyrics

[Verse 1] On the dark side of Chicago I heard an old lonesome hobo As he whistled dixie It took my mind way back To my mom was dear sweet angels smile And the tune she sang me as a child And how my daddy left us long ago On a lonesome north bound track [Verse 2] When he took a tip I walked over, laid my hand on a thin old shoulder And in the moon light his tired old eyes Stared me right through So I gave him a brand new twenty Said "friend this oughta be plenty" To pay for a drink and a memory trip with you [Chorus] I said "I have a love for dixie Cause she's where I long to be And I'll go home to her one day just wait and see So if you're leaving in the morning Well someday I'll be joining So would you save a place for me In the heart of dixie?" [Verse 3] They sang old man rode the rails So as this hobo spun his tails My thoughts drifted off in my dream With a mystery We drank his wine til we got shanghai Slept in a box car side by side Til the morning's light struck my face and awoke me [Verse 4] And on the hobos arm hanging down The suns flicker gave me a glimpse Of something that took me by surprise Across a heart tattooed in his skin I saw the name Dixie written in And it brought a twinkle and a tear into my eyes [Chorus] I thought we shared a love for dixie Cause she's where we long to be And I'll go home to her one day just wait and see So if you're leaving in the morning Well someday I'll be joining Lord save a place for me In the heart of dixie? [Bridge] He said well it's about time for my run I've gotta ride to Montgomery son Well sir I'm glad that's my old stomping ground Yeah he said he used to hangout there on the river Before he left a girl named girl Dixie In a few years now his soul will be bound and bound Well I told him I thought I'd known his Dixie But then she died back in '60 They say from loneliness and broken dreams And as I said that he just slipped away But left me thinking to this very day Dixie's darlin' was the daddy I'd never seen [Chorus] Lord we shared a love for dixie Cause she's where we long to be And I'll go home to them one day just wait and see You left me behind i that morning Well someday I'll be joining Lord save a place for me In the heart of dixie? [Outro] Lord save a place for me In the heart of dixie