Down by the railroad track
Down by the railroad track
I need a raise the farm I fear to face
I need a mattress for my back
But the life of a king is a hobo's dream
Down by the railroad track

In the morning I think I'll call my broker
And buy more telephone stock
And take all my farms in Arkansas
I got a million dollar cotton crop

And make reservations at the Waldorf
For a sirloin nice and lean
Take a little ride in the country side
In my chauffeur driven limousine

Down by the railroad track
Down by the railroad track
I need a raise the farm I fear to face
I need a mattress for my back
But the life of a king is a hobo's dream
Down by the railroad track

Well, it's time for me to buy ten more pair
Of hand made custom shoes
And after one wearing I'll throw them all away
I don't wanna wear nothing that's used

I'm gonna make me a date with a sweet thing
And take a sailing on my eighty foot yacht
Oh, the worry of a-having and the worry of a-getting
Don't bother us folks that's got

Down by the railroad track
Down by the railroad track
I need a raise the farm I fear to face
I need a mattress for my back
But the life of a king is a hobo's dream
Down by the railroad track