Song Lyrics Hank Snow - THE LAST RIDE    [Lyrics & Song Text Archive] lyrics archive>> H>> Hank Snow Singer Lyrics [Hank Snow other resources]>> THE LAST RIDE Song Lyrics Author/Artist/Singer: Hank Snow Music Title/Track: THE LAST RIDE Theme ID: 4088 Album: N/A In the Dodge City Yards of the Santa Fe Stood a freight made up for the east And the engineer with his oil and waste Was groomin' the great iron beast While ten cars back in the murky dust A boxcar door swung wide And a hobo lifted his pal aboard To start on his last long ride A lantern swung and the freight pulled out The engine, it gathered speed The engineer pulled the throttle wide And clucked to his fiery steed Ten cars back in the empty box The hobo rolled uphill The flare of the match showed his partner's face Stark white and deathly still As the train wheels clicked on the couplin' joints A song for the rambler's ear The hobo talked to the still white form His pal for many a year (Spoken) For a mighty long time, we've rambled, Jack With the luck of men that roam With the backdoor steps for a dining room And a boxcar for a home We dodged the bulls on the Eastern route And the cops on the Chesapeake We travelled the Leadville narrow gauge In the days of Cripple Creek We drifted down thru sunny Cal On the rails of that old S. P. And of all you had, thru good and bad A half always belonged to me You made me promise to you Jack If I lived, and you cashed in To take you back to the old church yard And bury you there with your kin You seemed to know I would keep my word 'Cause you said that I was right Well, I'm keepin' my promise to you, pal 'Cause I'm takin' you home tonight I haven't the money to send you there So, I'm takin' you back on the fly It's the decent way for a 'bo to go Home to the by and by I knew that that fever had you, Jack And that doctor, he just wouldn't come He was too busy treatin' the wealthy folks To doctor a worn-out bum As the train rolled over its ribbons of steel Straight thru to the East it sped The engineer in his high cab seat Kept his eye on the rails ahead While ten cars back in the empty box A lonely hobo sighed For the days of old and his pal, so cold Who was takin' his last long ride Related Lyrics Random lyrics: The Reindeer Boogie, THE RESTLESS ONE, The Rhumba Boogie, The Runt, The Shooting of Dan McGrew, The Spell Of The Yukon, The Streamlined Cannonball, The Sun Has Gone Down On Our Love, The Texas Cowboy, The Texas Silver Zephyr, The Wishing Well, The Wreck Of The Number Nine, The Wreck Of The Old 97, The Wreck Of The Old 97, The Yodeling Cowboy, Then I Turned And Walked Slowly Away, These Hands, These Tears Are Not For You, These Things Shall Pass, This Cold War With You, This Train, Tip Of My Fingers, Tiptoeing, To You My Sweetheart, Aloha, Today I Started Loving You Again, Top Of The Morning, Trade Winds, Tragic Romance, Travelin Blues, Treasure Untold, Trouble In Mind, Trouble, Trouble, Trouble, Tuck Away My Lonesome Blues, Tumbling Tumbleweeds, Under The Double Eagle, Unfaithful, Unwanted Sign Upon Your Heart, Vaya Con Dios, Vaya Con Dios (May God Be With You), Wabash Blues, Waiting For A Train, Walking The Last Mile, Wandering On, Wasted Love, Way Out There, Wayward Wind, Wedding Bells, Wheels, When Jimmie Rodgers Said Goodbye, When Mexican Joe Met Jole Blon, Other Hank Snow song Lyrics (seashores Of) Old Mexico Lyrics 90 Miles An Hour Lyrics 90 Miles An Hour (Down A Dead End Street) Lyrics A Daisy Day Lyrics A Good Gal Is Good To Find Lyrics A Letter To Santa Claus Lyrics A Little Box Of Pine On The 729 Lyrics A Message From The Trade Winds Lyrics A Scale To Measure Love Lyrics Act 1, Act 2, Act 3 Lyrics Address Unknown Lyrics ...Show All Other Artists Hank The Knife The Jets Lyrics Hank Thompson Lyrics Hank Williams Lyrics Hank Williams III Lyrics Hank Williams Jr. Lyrics Hank Williams Sr. Lyrics Hankey Mr Lyrics Hanna Berglund Lyrics Hanna Pakarinen Lyrics Hannah Lyrics All lyrics are property and copyright of their owners and are strictly for educational purposes only. lyricstrue.net Copyright © 2005-2007 All Rights Reserved., , Privacy policy