Words & Music by Rik “Song Of The Elk” Palieri 1999

written for HOBO King Frog at Pennsburg PA

VERSE:

(Dm)                           (G)
I've lived my whole life as a hobo,
(Dm)                       (A7)
my only home is this old train.
(Dm)
I've been a Frog and a King,
            (G)
Lord, I've done everything.
         (Dm)             (A7)      (Dm)
Now I'm riding on the   westbound  Train 

CHORUS

(G)              
Let the jungle fires burn
(Dm)               (G)             (A7)
wild and free and pass my  bottle around 
        (Dm)                                (G)
let the train whistle blow, tell the old bo's
(Dm)        (A7)       (Dm)
I'm riding on the  westbound

I've slept  in every old boxcar, I drove down
every  railroad line.
No I don't have to boast. I've rode coast to coast.
Now I'm riding on the old  Westbound 

CHORUS

(Spoken) Light a candle at the back of my boxcar,
and gather my good friends around.
(back to singing)
Let the old banjo ring while  the Hobos 
all  sing
I'm riding on the  old westbound 

CHORUS

Lay me down on a blanket of cardboard,
use my bindle to pillow my head
and when my body's gone, my spirit will ride on !
I'm riding on the  old Westbound 

CHORUS