Jimmie Rodgers – Hobo Bill’s Last Ride
1930 auf Victor veröffentlicht.
Der Song wurde später von verschiedenen Künstlern gecovert, unter anderem von Hank Snow and His Rainbow Ranch Boys und Merle Haggard and The Strangers.
„Riding on the eastbound freight train, speeding through the night
Hobo Bill, the railroad bum, was fighting for his life
The sadness of his eyes revealed the torture of his soul
He raised a weak and weary hand to brush away the coal“
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"Bird is not dead; he's hiding out somewhere, and will be back with some new shit that'll scare everybody to death." (Charles Mingus)