I have listened to this song at YouTube, and I find there are a few differences compared to the transcription above:
HOBO'S MEDITATION As sung by Jimmie Rodgers, 1932
1. Tonight as I lay on a boxcar Just waiting for a train to pass by, What will become of the hobo, Whenever their time comes to die? Has the Master up yonder in heaven Got a place that we might call our home? Will we have to work for a living, Or can we continue to roam?
4-LINE YODEL
2. Will there be any freight trains in heaven? Any boxcars in which we might hide? Will there be any tough cops and brakemans? Will they tell us that we cannot ride? Will the hobo chum with the rich man? Will he always have money to spare? Will they have respect for a hobo In the land that lies hidden up there?