Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Boxcar Willie
Canonical path: /boxcar-willie/boxcar-blues
Related lyric paths: 6
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Boxcar Blues
Read Boxcar Blues lyrics by Boxcar Willie on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Boxcar Blues
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I lost all my money in a crooked poker game
Now i’m going home on this old freight train
I got the boxcar blues shuffle on down the tracks
I got the boxcar blues and lord i may never get back
Well i am so lonely i think i could die
These ain’t cinders they are tears in my eyes
I got the boxcar blues shuffle on down the tracks
I got the boxcar blues and lord i may never get back
I dream of my big baked biscuit in the pan
I dream of my woman with another man
I got the boxcar blues shuffle on down the tracks
I got the boxcar blues and lord i may never get back
When i get back home i’ll get down on my knees
I’ll beg to my woman to have a little mercy please
I got the boxcar blues shuffle on down the tracks
I got the boxcar blues and lord i may never get back
Now let me tell you brother it just ain’t so
There ain’t no easy life for a bored hobo
I got the boxcar blues shuffle on down the tracks
I got the boxcar blues and lord i may never get back
No listen to brother and take my advice
Stay away from trains and them loaded dice
I got the boxcar blues shuffle on down the tracks
You’ll get the boxcar blues and lord you may never get back
You’ll get the boxcar blues and lord you may never get back
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Boxcar Willie performs "Boxcar Blues", and this lyric page sits inside the Boxcar Willie catalog on LyroVerse.
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