Lynyrd Skynyrd

Railroad Song

2 Meanings

Add Yours

Q&A

Railroad Song Lyrics

I jumped off a boxcar down around Tennessee
I was cold tired and dirty hungry as I could be
But I had my guitar and a hundred railroad songs
So I asked the policeman
Can I stay here long
He said Mr. Hobo you got to go now
We don't want you around
See I'm trying to build a respectable town
And we don't need a hobo like you around

So I left that town, Lord with my guitar in my hand
Still cold and tired, kinda mad at the man
But this life that I chose to live, sometime's strange
See I'm trying to learn about the old music from ridin' the train
I'm a hobo I know, but thta's the price I pay
Guess I'll write me another song while I'm on my way
Catch me another train and this is what I'll say
Mr Choo-choo train take me away

I'm goin' to ride this train Lord until I find out
What Jimmie Rogers and the Hag was all about
See I play this rock n roll and I think that's fine
But I wnta to go back a little further in time
I'm a hobo I know but that's the price I pay
Guess I'll write me another song while I'm on my way
Catch me another train and this is what I'll say
Mr Choo-choo train take me away

Submitted by

magicnudiesuit On Dec 14, 2001

I jumped off a boxcar down around Tennessee 
I was cold tired and dirty hungry as I could be 
But I had my guitar and a hundred railroad songs 
So I asked the policeman 
Can I stay here long 
He said Mr. Hobo you got to go now 
We don't want you around 
See I'm trying to build a respectable town 
And we don't need a hobo like you around

So I left that town, Lord with my guitar in my hand 
Still cold and tired, kinda mad at the man 
But this life that I chose to live, sometime's strange 
See I'm trying to learn about the old music from ridin' the train 
I'm a hobo I know, but thta's the price I pay 
Guess I'll write me another song while I'm on my way 
Catch me another train and this is what I'll say 
Mr Choo-choo train take me away

I'm goin' to ride this train Lord until I find out 
What Jimmie Rogers and the Hag was all about 
See I play this rock n roll and I think that's fine 
But I wnta to go back a little further in time 
I'm a hobo I know but that's the price I pay 
Guess I'll write me another song while I'm on my way 
Catch me another train and this is what I'll say 
Mr Choo-choo train take me away

Lyrics saved successfully! Thanks!

These lyrics are currently locked and can only be edited by moderators and administrators.

You must be logged in to edit lyrics.

Unable to save lyrics. Please try again.

Lyrics cannot contain links.

Lyric edit submitted successfully and is pending approval. Approvals usually take 24 hours.

Keep it true to the song

Fix what’s wrong, but don’t rewrite what the artist wrote. Stick to the official released version — album booklet, label site, verified lyric video, etc. If you’re guessing, pause and double-check.

Respect the structure

Songs have rhythm. Pages do too. Leave line breaks where they belong. Don’t smash things together or add extra empty space just for looks.

Punctuation counts (but vibe-editing doesn’t)

Correct typos? Yes. Re-punctuating a whole verse because it ‘looks better’? Probably not. Keep capitalization and punctuation close to the official source.

Don’t mix versions

If you’re editing the explicit version, keep it explicit. If it’s the clean version, keep it clean. No mashups.

Let the lyrics be lyrics

This isn’t the place for interpretations, memories, stories, or trivia — that’s what comments are for. Keep metadata, translations, and bracketed stage directions out unless they’re officially part of the song.

Edit lightly

If two lines are wrong… fix the two lines. No need to bulldoze the whole page. Think ‘surgical,’ not ‘remix.’

When in doubt, ask the crowd

Not sure what they’re singing in that fuzzy bridge? Drop a question in the comments and let the music nerds swarm. Someone always knows.

magicnudiesuit

Submitter

2001-12-14 01:58:00

2 Meanings

Add your song meanings, interpretations, facts, memories & more to the community.

Sort by

by Pink_Floyd_fan

19y ago

good lyrics, but it's kinda got a strange beat to it.

Users:

Reply · 0 Share

by RockNRollJen

17y ago

One of LS's feel good songs, it's nice.

Users:

Reply · 0 Share

Questions and Answers

Ask specific questions and get answers to unlock more indepth meanings & facts.