This song was first released on the all aboard! album. it is the only album it has been released on.
All around the water tower
waiting for a train
a thousand miles away from home
sleeping in the rain i walked up to a brakeman
just to give him a line of talk
he said if youĄŻve got money
iĄŻll see that you donĄŻt walk
well i havenĄŻt got a nickel
not a penny can 1 show
get off, get off you railroad bum
and he slammed that boxcar door
Well, he put me off in texas
a state i dearly love
the wide open spaces all around me
the moon and stars up above
nobody seems to want me
nor to lend me a helping hand
iĄŻm on my way from frisco
going back to dixieland
my pocketbook is empty
my heart is full of pain
iĄŻm a thousand miles away from home
just waiting for a train
Words and music by jimmie rodgers