Oh -do -do, oh -do -dee, oh -do -dee
Oh -do -do, oh -do -dee, oh -do -dee
Hi -dee, oh -do -dee, -do -dee
All around the water tank,
A thousand miles away from home,
I walked up to the breakman
to give him a line of talk
He said, if you've got money,
I'll see that you don't walk
He said, off you railroad bum,
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
Texas, a place I dearly love
The wide open spaces all around me,
or lend me a helping hand
And my heart is filled with pain
A thousand miles away from home
Howdy, old, old, old lady