The Hobo's Last Ride-Hank Snow

[ti:The Hobo's Last Ride] [ar:Hank Snow] [al:We'll Never Say Goodbye] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Hobo's Last Ride - Hank Snow [00:09.62]One dark and stormy night while riding down the line [00:16.34] [00:17.51]Railroad bill the engineer said boy well have to fly [00:23.64] [00:26.23]Weve got to be on time to meet old number four [00:32.63] [00:33.71]So sling the coal well make it boy or never ride no more [00:40.04] [00:50.11]While in the rear boxcar a lonely hobo lay [00:56.52] [00:57.96]Heading for his mother dear who on her death bed lay [01:04.30] [01:06.62]He raised a weary hand to brush away a tear [01:13.15] [01:13.98]Not knowing his last drive was run and fate was drawing near [01:20.24] [01:31.94]When through the darkened night a headlight bright did gleam [01:38.25] [01:39.71]Over the roar of rolling wheels a whistle load did scream [01:45.73] [01:48.39]As down around the curve there's mighty train did roar [01:54.71] [01:56.06]With black smoke rolling from the stack came flyer number four [02:02.49] [02:25.75]Then came an awful crash their last long drive was run [02:31.87] [02:33.06]There's on the track the hobo lay his days of life were done [02:39.86] [02:42.02]And as the golden sun sank slowly to the west [02:48.39] [02:49.46]His dear old mother gently smiled and closed her eyes in death