Hobo BIll's Last Ride
Riding east-bound freight train, stealing through the night
He was just a lonesome hobo who was fighting for his life
The sadness in his eyes revealed the torture of his soul
as he raised a weak and weary hand to brush away the cold
Outside the rain is falling on that lonely boxcar door,
but the little frame of Hobo Bill lay still upon the floor
As the train sped through the darkness and the raging storm outside
no one knew that Hobo Bill was taking his last ride
He was a lonesome hobo
No warm lights flickered 'round him no blankets were there to fold
There was nothing but the howling wind and the driving rain so cold
As he heard a whistle blowing in a dreamy kind of way
the hobo seemed contented for he smiled there where he lay
It was early in the morning when they raised the hobo's head
the smile still lingered on his face, though Hobo Bill was dead
There was no one there to weep for him or soothe his weary soul
for he was just a hobo who had died out in the cold
He was a lonesome hobo.
El último viaje de Hobo Bill
Montando un tren de carga rumbo al este, robando en la noche
Era solo un solitario vagabundo que luchaba por su vida
La tristeza en sus ojos revelaba la tortura de su alma
mientras levantaba una mano débil y cansada para apartar el frío
Fuera, la lluvia caía sobre esa solitaria puerta de vagón,
pero el cuerpo de Hobo Bill yacía quieto en el suelo
Mientras el tren avanzaba a través de la oscuridad y la tormenta furiosa afuera
nadie sabía que Hobo Bill estaba dando su último viaje
Era un solitario vagabundo
No había luces cálidas a su alrededor, no había mantas para abrigarse
Solo estaba el viento aullando y la lluvia helada golpeando
Al escuchar un silbido sonando de manera soñadora
el vagabundo parecía contento, pues sonreía donde yacía
Era temprano en la mañana cuando levantaron la cabeza del vagabundo
la sonrisa aún perduraba en su rostro, aunque Hobo Bill estaba muerto
No había nadie allí para llorar por él o calmar su alma cansada
pues él era solo un vagabundo que había muerto en el frío
Era un solitario vagabundo.