Last Hobo Lyrics - John Denver

This song was first released on the All Aboard! album. It is the only album it has been released on. 

He was born in International Falls a long, long time ago 

Moved to Tucumcan when the ironwork got show 

He was cornbread and hard scrabble and scratching for every dime 

'Till he threw it in and he kilt the road to walk that endless line 

Now he's The Last Hobo 

Riding the last boxcar 

On the last freight train 

Leaving here 

Now he's The Last Hobo 

Riding the last boxcar 

On the last freight train 

Away from here 

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He tried his hand at lots of jobs and he did 'em all with pride 

From shoeing mules to driving trucks, he mastered what he tried 

It must have been Ramona, she was all he cared about 

When she ran away and left him you could see the fire go out 

Now he's The Last Hobo 

Riding the last boxcar 

On the last freight train 

Away from here 

We hardly ever see him 

Once or twice and he would stay a day or two 

He'd ask about Ramona 

Then he'd say that he was only passing through 

Now he knows every railroad bull along the right of way 

And every hobo jungle from New York to Santa Fe 

He's looked for his Ramona on the far side of the hill 

Now his sun is sinking lower and he's looking for her still 

Photos 

Now he's The Last Hobo 

Riding the last boxcar 

On the last freight train 

Leaving from here 

Now he's The Last Hobo 

Riding the last boxcar 

On the last freight train 

Away from here 

Words and music by George Allen