lirik lagu jim reeves – railroad bum
i used to be a railroad b-m a living on the go
i rode freights from canada down to mexico
from sunny cal to minnesota where the rippling waters falls
i never seemed to have a dime but i had myself a ball.
singing hi le hi lo he li le li lo
i used to be a railroad b-m but i’m not anymore.
i walked in the silver dollar in reno one night
i dropped a quarter in a one armed bandit
the lemons lined up right
took my winnings then played poker
and i won ten thousand more
i used to be a railroad b-m but i’m not anymore.
singing hi le hi lo he li le li lo
i used to be a railroad b-m but i’m not anymore.
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when cotton’s white in tennessee
and shrimp boats sail in maine
peach picking time soon will find me ridin’ a georgia train
couse i get restless when i’m still i guess i always will
want to keep traveling all my life over another hill.
singing hi le hi lo he li le li lo
i used to be a railroad b-m but i’m not anymore.
singing hi le hi lo he li le li lo
i used to be a railroad b-m but i’m not anymore…
Lirik lagu lainnya:
- lirik lagu jim reeves – my happiness
- lirik lagu jim reeves – my heart’s like a welcome mat
- lirik lagu jim reeves – my juanita
- lirik lagu jim reeves – my lips are sealed
- lirik lagu jim reeves – my mary
- lirik lagu jim reeves – need me
- lirik lagu jim reeves – night watch
- lirik lagu jim reeves – nobody’s fool
- lirik lagu jim reeves – nooientjie van de ou transvaal
- lirik lagu jim reeves – not until the next time