Hobo Blues
by John Lee Hooker
From the album: I'm John Lee Hooker
Track 2 of 12 on I'm John Lee Hooker (1959).
Lyrics for Hobo Blues
When I first started hoboin', hoboin', boy I took a freight train to be my friend, oh Lord Hmm-mm-hmm, mm-mm Hmm-mm-hmm, hmm-mm You know I hobo'd, hobo'd, hobo'd, hobo'd Hobo'd a long, long way from home, oh Lord You know my mother, she followed me that morning, me That morning, that morning She followed me down to the yard, oh Lord Hmm-mm-hmm, mm-mm Hmm-mm-hmm, hmm-mm She said, "My son he's gone, he's gone, he's gone, he's gone" Yes, he's gone in the world somewhere, oh Lord Hmm-mm-hmm, mm-mm Hmm-mm-hmm, hmm-mm You know I left my dear old mother, dear old mother Dear old mother She was on her knees a'crying, oh Lord Hmm-mm-hmm, mm-mm Hmm-mm-hmm, hmm-mm You know I hobo'd, hobo'd, hobo'd, hobo'd Hobo'd a long, long way from home, oh Lord