Bummin' An Old Freight Train Song Lyrics and Chords
Bummin' An Old Freight Train Song Lyrics and Chords by Lester Flatt
Bummin' An Old Freight Train
Written and recorded by Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs
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I was a wild and reckless hobo
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left my happy
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home
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Started out on a
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western trip all
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by myself
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alone
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pocketbook was empty my
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heart was filled with
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pain
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thousand miles
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away from home
Just a bummin' an
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old freight
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train
Just bummin' an old freight train oh Lord
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Bummin' an old freight
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train
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thousand miles
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away from home
Just a bummin' an
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I was standing on a platform
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smokin' a cheap
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cigar
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Waiting for an
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old freight train to
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catch an empty
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car
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pocketbook was empty my
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heart was filled with
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pain
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thousand miles
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away from home
Just a bummin' an
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old freight
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train
Repeat #2
I pulled my cap down over my eyes I
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walked up to the
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track
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caught the stirrup of a
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sleepin' car and
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never did look
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back
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pocketbook was empty my
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heart was filled with
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pain
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thousand miles
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away from home
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Repeat #2
FAQ
Who sang the the song Bummin' An Old Freight Train?
- The song Bummin' An Old Freight Train was sang by Lester Flatt.
Who is Lester Flatt?
- Lester Raymond Flatt (June 19, 1914 - May 11, 1979) was an American bluegrass guitarist and mandolinist, best known for his collaboration with banjo picker Earl Scruggs in The Foggy Mountain Boys (popularly known as "Flatt and Scruggs").
Flatt's career spanned multiple decades, breaking out as a member of Bill Monroe's band during the 1940s and including multiple solo and collaboration works exclusive of Scruggs. He first reached a mainstream audience through his performance on "The Ballad of Jed Clampett", the theme for the network television series The Beverly Hillbillies, in the early 1960s.
