John Denver – Last Hobo (Guitar)

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He was born in International Falls a long long time ago,

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He moved to Tucamcari when the iron work got slow.

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He was corn bread and hard scrabble, a scratchin' for every dime

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Till he threw it in and he hit the road to walk that endless line.

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Now he's the last hobo, ridin' the last boxcar,

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On the last freight train, leavin' here.

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Now he's the last hobo, ridin' the last boxcar,

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On the last freight train, away from here.

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He tried his hand at lots of jobs and he did 'em all with pride,

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From shoein' mules to drivin' trucks, he mastered what he tried.

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It must've been Ramona, she was all he cared about,

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When she ran away and left him, you could see the fire go out.

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Now he's the last hobo, ridin' the last boxcar,

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On the last freight train, away from here.

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We hardly ever see him, once or twice and he would stay a day or two.

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He'd ask about Ramona, then he'd say that he was only passin' though.

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And every hobo jungle from New York to Santa Fe.

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He's looked for his Ramona on the far side of the hill.

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Now his sun is sinkin' lower and he's lookin' for her still.

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Still he's the last hobo, ridin' the last boxcar,

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On the last freight train, leavin' here.

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Now he's the last hobo, ridin' the last boxcar,

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On the last freight train, away from here.   A7     D