Lyrics Hobo Blues (Live) - John Lee Hooker

(John Lee Hooker)

When I first thought to hoboin'
I took a freight train to be my friend
When I first thought to hoboin'
I took a freight train to be my friend, hmm

You know I hobo'd, I hobo'd
Long, long way from home
Boy, next time I start hoboin'
I'm gonna have my baby by my side

Hmm, Lord, I'm buzzin'
Have my baby by my side, hmm, hmm
Then my road won't be so rough
I won't be traveling all by myself

While my mother followed me that mornin', ooh
She followed me down to the yard
On the cloud followed me that mornin'
She followed me right down to the yard

She said, "My son he's gone, he's gone in the world somewhere
Take care my child, take care of him"
I know he's gone
He hoboin' somewhere
Hmmm, hmmm