The Hobo's Last Ride Song Lyrics and Chords by Hank Snow
The Hobo's Last Ride
Recorded by Hank Snow
Written by Norman Blake and Nancy Blake
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One dark and stormy night
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while riding down the
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line
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Railroad Bill the
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engineer said
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boy we'll have to
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fly
We've
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got to
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be on
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time to
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meet old Number
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So
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sling the coal we'll
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make it boy or
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never ride no
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more
While in the rear boxcar a
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lonely hobo
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lay
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Heading for his
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mother dear who
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on her death-bed
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lay
He
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raised a
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weary
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hand to
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brush away a
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tear
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knowing his last
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drive was run and
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fate was drawing
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near
When through the darkened night a
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headlight bright did
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gleam
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Above the roar of
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rolling wheels a
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whistle loud did
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scream
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down
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round the
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curve the
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mighty train did
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roar
With
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black smoke rolling
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from the stack
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came Flyer Number
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Four
Then came an awful crash their
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last long drive was
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run
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There on the track the
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hobo lay
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his days of life were
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done
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as the
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golden
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sun sank
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slowly to the
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west
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dear old mother
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gently smiled and
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closed her eyes in
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death
FAQ
Who sang the the song The Hobo's Last Ride?
- The song The Hobo's Last Ride was sang by Hank Snow.
Who is Hank Snow?
- Clarence Eugene "Hank" Snow (May 9, 1914 - December 20, 1999) was a Canadian-American country music artist. Most popular in the 1950s, he had a career that spanned more than 50 years, he recorded 140 albums and charted more than 85 singles on the Billboard country charts from 1950 until 1980. His number-one hits include the self-penned songs "I'm Moving On", "The Golden Rocket" and "The Rhumba Boogie" and famous versions of "I Don't Hurt Anymore", "Let Me Go, Lover!", "I've Been Everywhere", "Hello Love", as well as other top 10 hits.Snow was an accomplished songwriter whose clear, baritone voice expressed a wide range of emotions including the joys of freedom and travel as well as the anguish of tortured love. His music was rooted in his beginnings in small-town Nova Scotia where, as a frail, 80-pound youngster, he endured extreme poverty, beatings and psychological abuse as well as physically punishing labour during the Great Depression. Through it all, his musically talented mother provided the emotional support he needed to pursue his dream of becoming a famous entertainer like his idol, the country star, Jimmie Rodgers.As a performer of traditional country music, Snow won numerous awards and is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame and the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. The Hank Snow Museum in Liverpool, Nova Scotia, celebrates his life and work in a province where his fans still see him as an inspirational figure who triumphed over personal adversity to become one of the most influential artists in all of country music.
