When My First Wife Left Me / Hobo Blues

My first wife left me
Boy, she put me out in the big world
When my first wife left me, left me
Put me out in the big wide world alone
I thought probably to hold on
Making freight trains and highways my home

I had a good woman, good woman
But I was so young and wild
Oh, yeah
I had a good woman, good woman, boy
But I was so young and wild
You know she told me
"John, I got to let you go"
"'Cause I know you don't mean one woman no good"

Now hear what I did
I left my wife and my baby, boy
My lil' baby, was only four days old
I left my wife and my baby
Oh, she was as old as four days old
I ain't seen my wife and my baby
You know it been a long, long, long, long time

I been drinkin' and jammin', boy
Ever since my wife been gone
Yes, I have
I been drinkin' and jammin', drinkin' and jammin
Ever since my wife been gone
I ain't found nobody, found nobody
To ease my troublin' mind
Yes sir

Freight trains, freight trains
Freight trains and bus cars have been my home
Yes sir
Freight train, freight train
And bus cars have been my room
My wife and my baby
I wonder how could they be doing

If I get my wife back again, boy
I ain't gone drink a gammin' whole bowl no more
If I get my wife back again
I ain't gone drink a gammin' whole bowl no more

I done got old, I done got old
God knows I understand, understand now, baby
I used to be young and wild, young and wild
Oh, I used to be, I used to be
Oh, boy, young and wild, young and wild
When my first wife left me
Lord you put me, put me out on the road