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