All along the watertank, waitin' for a train
I'm a thousand miles away from home, sleepin' in the rain
I walked up to a brakeman just to make a line of toll
He said son if you got money i'll see that you don't walk
I haven't got a nickle, not a penny can I show
Well get off, get off you railraod bum and he slammed the boxcar door
He put me off in texas, a state I dearly love
Wide open spaces all around me lord
Moon and stars above
I haven't got a nickel not a penny to my name
I'm a thousand miles away from home
And i'm sleepin' in the rain
