Railroad Bum Lyrics - Jim Reeves

I used to be a railroad bum a living on the go 

I rode freights from Canada down to Mexico 

From sunny Cal to Minnesot where the rippling waters falls 

I never seemed to have a dime but I had myself a ball 

Singing hi le hi lo he li le li lo I used to be a railroad bum but I'm not anymore 

I walked in the Silver Dollar in Reno one night 

Dropped a quarter in a one armed bandit the lemons lined up right 

Took my winnings then played poker and I won ten thousand more 

I used to be a railroad bum but I'm not anymore 

Singing hi le hi lo he li le li lo I used to be a railroad bum but I'm not anymore 

[ guitar - steel ] 

When cotton's white in Tennessee and shrimp boats sail in Maine 

Peach picking time soon will find me ridin' a Georgia train 

Couse I get restless when I'm still I guess I always will 

Want to keep traveling all my life over another hill 

Singing hi le hi lo he li le li lo I used to be a railroad bum but I'm not anymore 

Singing hi le hi lo he li le li lo I used to be a railroad bum but I'm not anymore 

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