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.