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Well, I dreamed I dropped out in '71
From careers I'd just begun
To go for success and look out for number one
I hopped a freight train with a railroad bum

He said he'd ridden the Dog, he'd ridden the Steam
Through the hobo jungles on the American dream
He'd run for President as king of the 'bos
They called him Nobody, Nobody knows

(CHORUS)
Nobody knows, Nobody heeds us
How we get our smokes, beers or who feeds us
Nobody knows, Nobody knows

He said that being is important, you know
But being important ain't important at all
There's Salmon fishing on the Feather River
And tarpaper shacks and stories to deliver

There's mulligan stew and a bedroll on your back
Matches for a fire by the railroad tracks
Clappin' and stompin' and raisin' the dust
Coffee and smokes and faces you can trust

CHORUS

But the times are changing, there'll be no more riding
We're the last of the breed, in you I'm confiding
Watch out for the booze when you're crossing the Hump
Keep something warm inside you and learn how to jump

Respect the desert, don't be careless with the dicks
The open road can be a life but you must learn a few tricks
Remember Meally Shorty and Kansas City Dick
And Steam Train Maury and all the bos up in Britt

CHORUS

So remember the Hardrock and the Freedom Train
Lord Open Road and Blackie and Virginia Slim the same
Remember ole Frypan and remember Mountain Dew
And Sparky and Rattlesnake and Nobody too

Then the cool night air and the whiskey voice
And the winter sleet hair and the freedom of choice
Disappeared like the smoke from a cheap cigar
As I awoke from my dream in the alley by the bar

This is about a real hobo named Nobody who ran for President on the hobo ticket.

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from Bruce Piephoff Live at the dotmatrix project, released August 26, 2009
Written by Bruce Piephoff

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