C                             F    
He was born in International Falls a long, long time ago.
 G                          F              C
Moved to Tucumcari when the ironwork got slow.
                                       F               
He was cornbread and hard scrabble and scratching for every dime.
           G                                F                 C
'Til he threw it in and he hit the road to walk that endless line.
              G  
Now he's the Last Hobo.
            C
Riding the last boxcar.
        G
On the last freight train.
         C
Leaving here.
              G
Now he's the Last Hobo.
            C
Riding the last boxcar.
        G
On the last freight train.
           C
Away from here.
                                           F    
He tried his hands at lots of jobs and he did 'em all with pride.
       G                                  F                 C
From shoeing mules to driving trucks, he mastered what he tried.
                                 F               
It must have been Ramona, she was all he cared about.
          G                                F             C
When she ran away and left him you could see the fire go out.
              G
Now he's the Last Hobo.
            C
Riding the last boxcar.
        G
On the last freight train.
           C
Away from here.
    F
We hardly ever see him,
                                           C
Once or twice and he would stay a day or two.
     F
He'd ask about Ramona.
                                          G    G7
Then he'd say that he was only passing through.
 C                                 F
Now he knows every railroad bull along the right of way.
    G                           F             C
And every hobo jungle from New York to Santa Fe.
                                   F               
He's looked for his Ramona on the far side of the hill.
         G                             F                C
Now his sun is sinking lower and he's looking for her still.
                G
Still he's the Last Hobo.
            C
Riding the last boxcar.
        G
On the last freight train.
         C
Leaving here.
              G
Now he's the Last Hobo.
            C
Riding the last boxcar.
        G
On the last freight train.
           C
Away from here.