The Hobo's Last Ride-Hank Snow

[ti:The Hobo's Last Ride] [ar:Hank Snow] [al:We'll Never Say Goodbye: The M] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Hobo's Last Ride - Hank Snow [00:10.09]One dark and stormy night while riding down the line [00:16.46] [00:17.94]Railroad Bill the engineer said Boy well have to fly [00:23.75] [00:26.65]Weve got to be on time to meet old Number Four [00:32.90] [00:34.08]So sling the coal well make it boy or never ride no more [00:40.27] [00:50.56]While in the rear boxcar a lonely hobo lay [00:56.68] [00:58.30]Heading for his mother dear who on her death bed lay [01:04.24] [01:06.99]He raised a weary hand to brush away a tear [01:13.24] [01:14.55]Not knowing his last drive was run and fate was drawing near [01:20.55] [01:32.38]When through the darkened night a headlight bright did gleam [01:38.95] [01:40.15]Oer the roar of rolling wheels a whistle load did scream [01:46.09] [01:48.82]As down around the curve the mighty train did roar [01:55.13] [01:56.51]With black smoke rolling from the stack came Flyer Number Four [02:02.19] [02:26.70]Then came an awful crash their last long drive was run [02:32.33] [02:33.80]On the track the hobo lay his days of life were done [02:39.55] [02:42.41]And as the golden sun sank slowly to the west [02:48.79] [02:49.78]His dear old mother gently smiled and closed her eyes in death