ROLL ALONG (Paul Wookey) There’s no lonesome whistle blowin’ outside my door No hobo has ever shared my floor No highballin' friend has ever taken me away No one rides the railroad anymore I’ve never seen my name scratched upon the water-tank Never swung my old guitar aboard a train Never had to run to save my life in the railyard at night Never had to sleep in the drivin' rain So roll along And as the diesels hums goodbye Sing me another song the brakeman left behind Those old gentlemen of steam are left to rust The water-tanks might just as well run dry The hobo's weary bones, why they've long since turned to dust Leavin' only the sound of an outward bound and the whistle’s lonesome cry So roll along And as the diesels hum goodbye Sing me another song the brakeman left behind This song is from his first LP - 'Mountain Breakfast'. Paul is a fine performer and songwriter. I recall that he came to Darwin with the late Chris Duffy decades ago. Youtube clip Paul Wookey's site --Stewie.
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