Around the time of the second world war
A new kind of man came through the door
I ain´t looking for food
I´m looking for work
Not afraid to sweat - digging in the dirt
I ain´t looking for a hand-out
But I´m willing to lend a hand to the man that pays me
Yes I am

Mr. Roosevelt, he understands I´m a hobo kinda man

I´ve been ridin´ this train
I´ve been up all night
I´ll be swinging that hoe before daylight
When the next box car comes along
I´ll jump it and fight ya and call it my home
When the money runs out, so do I
I´ll be ridin´ these rails ´till times change and kill me
Yes I will

I never know where I am, hey, I´m a hobo kinda man
That´s what I am

Those steel wheels-a-rollin´
Somewhere I feel me towing, I know
I can hear that whistle blowin´
Come tomorrow morning
I´ll be gone
Yeah
Oh! I´m a hobo kinda man

I´m always leaving my wife and kids behind
Workin´ somewhere on down the line
Every night I sleep in a different town
I never know, honey, where I´m bound

Livin´ out of a suitcase
I changed from a train to a silver eagle
But I´m getting all I can
I´m a modern day hobo kinda man

These steel wheels-a-rollin´
Somewhere I feel me towing
I can hear that whistle blowin´
Come tomorrow morning
This old boy be gone
Yeah
I´m a hobo kinda man
That´s what I am
I´m a hobo man
A movin´ on down the line
A hobo man
Yeah, that´s what I am

I´m a hobo man