Hobo’s Last Ride-Hank Snow

[ti:Hobo's Last Ride] [ar:Hank Snow] [al:Bluegrass Special] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Hobo’s Last Ride - Hank Snow [00:10.06]One dark and stormy night while riding down the line [00:16.10] [00:17.88]Railroad bill the engineer said boy we'll have to fly [00:23.38] [00:26.62]We've got to be on time to meet old number four [00:32.46] [00:34.14]So sling the coal we'll make it boy or never ride no more [00:40.00] [00:50.50]While in the rear boxcar a lonely hobo lay [00:56.24] [00:58.31]Heading for his mother dear who on her death bed lay [01:03.88] [01:07.23]He raised a weary hand to brush away a tear [01:12.81] [01:14.37]Not knowing his last drive was run and fate was drawing near [01:20.03] [01:32.26]When through the darkened night a headlight bright did gleam [01:38.24] [01:40.06]O'er the roar of rolling wheels a whistle load did scream [01:45.59] [01:48.77]As down around the curve the mighty train did roar [01:54.60] [01:56.34]With black smoke rolling from the stack came flyer number four [02:01.69] [02:26.11]Then came an awful crash their last long drive was run [02:32.42] [02:33.41]On the track the hobo lay his days of life were done [02:39.45] [02:42.41]And as the golden sun sank slowly to the west [02:48.60] [02:49.82]His dear old mother gently smiled and closed her eyes in death