Would there be any info on the following song?
I don't even have it's title.

U Utah Phillips gives Fred Holstein singing the following song at
Track 6 at http://hobo.org/audio3/uphillips/rapopup.html
It's not really attributed - it may be attributed to Haywire Mac but it's not at all clear.

YOU WONDER WHY I'M A HOBO

You wonder why I'm a hobo
And why I sleep in the ditch
It iddn't because I'm lazy, no
I just don't wanta get get rich.
     I've had good eats from dishes
     It's just a matter of choice
     But when I eat from an old tin can
     There ain't no dishes to wash.

Deedle dee dum, dee deedle dee dum, dee dee
Deedle dee dum, dee dee

Well, I could be a conductor
And never have a wreck
But any kind of a railroad man
To me is a pain in the neck.
     Well I could ride in a Pullman
     But there it is again
     The plush they put in the Pullman's seats
     It tickles my sensative skin.

Deedle dee dum, dee deedle dee dum, dee dee
Deedle dee dum, dee dee

Well, I could be a banker
If ever I wanted to be
But the very thought of an iron cage
Is too suggestive for me.
     Well, I could be an accountant
     And always ballance my books
     But readin' figures, it weakens my eyes
     And glasses spoils my looks.

Deedle dee dum, dee deedle dee dum, dee dee
Deedle dee dum, dee dee

Well, I could be a tenor
And easily strike high C
But I heard one on the radio
And that was enough for me.
     Whenever I think of Lincoln
     I never can forgive
     A guy that'd murder a man like him
     And let these tenors live.

Deedle dee dum, dee deedle dee dum, dee dee
Deedle dee dum, dee dee

Oh, I could be a soldier
And hold my rifle steady
But why in the hell should I volunteer
They'll draft me when they're ready.
     You wonder why I'm a hobo
     And why I sleep in the ditch
     It iddn't because I'm lazy, no
     I just don't wanta get get rich.

Deedle dee dum, dee deedle dee dum, dee dee
Deedle dee dum, dee dee

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Note from Joe Offer (16 Oct 2011): Most other sources identify the songwriter as Haywire Mac, but Sandy Paton said he thought the songwriter was Carson Robison. The song is often called "You Ask Me Why I'm a Hobo."