HOBO'S LULLABY
(Goebel Reeves)

Goebal reeves - 1934
Woody Guthrie - 1945
Pete Seeger - 1961
Ramblin' Jack Elliott - 1962
The Kingston Trio - 1963
Arlo Guthrie - 1972
Joan Baez - 1972
Pete Seeger (re-recording) - 1973
Emmylou Harris - 1988
Matt Watroba - 1997
Hazel Ketchum - 2001
Jamie Olsen - 2001
Bill Staines - 2004
Bruce Springsteen & Pete Seeger - 2007

Also recorded by:  
Kinky Friedman; Kathy Killick; The Nields; C.W. McCall; 
Danny Kyle; Don Jackson; Mose Scarlett; Utah Phillips; 
Sharon, Lois & Bram ....... and others.



Go to sleep you weary hobo
Let the towns drift slowly by
Can't you hear the steel rail humming
That's the hobo's lullaby

Do not think about tomorrow
Let tomorrow come and go
Tonight you're in a nice warm boxcar
Safe from all the wind and snow

I know your clothes are torn and ragged
And your hair is turning grey
Lift your face and smile at trouble
You'll find peace and rest some day

I know the police cause you trouble
They cause trouble everywhere
But when you die and go to heaven
You won't find no policemen there

Go to sleep you weary hobo
Let the towns drift slowly by
Can't you hear the steel rail humming
That's the hobo's lullaby









(Contributed by Mel - July 2010)