[CAPO:2] [TEXT:] [D] (1)He was born in International Falls [G] A long, long time ago [A] He moved to Tucumcari [G] [D] When the ironwork got slow [D] (2)He was cornbread and hard scrabble [G] And scratching for every dime [A] 'til he threw it in and he hit the road [G] [D] To walk that endless line [A] (R)Now he's the last hobo [D] Riding the last boxcar [A] On the last freight train [D] Leaving here (2×) [D] (3)He tried his hands at lots of jobs [G] And he did them all with pride [A] From shoeing mules to driving trucks [G] [D] He mastered what he tried [D] (4)It must have been Ramona [G] She was all he cared about [A] When she ran away and left him [G] [D] You could see the fire go out [G] (I)We hardly ever see him [D] Once or twice and he would stay a day or two [G] He'd ask about Ramona [A] Then he'd say that he was only passing through [D] (5)Now he knows every railroad bull [G] Along the right of way [A] And every hobo jungle [G] [D] From New York to Santa Fe [D] (6)He's looked for his Ramona [G] On the far side of the hill [A] Now his sun is sinking lower [G] [D] And he's looking for her still

The last hobo

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08. 11. 2026