John Lee Hooker — The Road Is So Rough

When I first started a'hoboin', a freight train was my only friend When I first started hoboin', a freight train was my only friend But next time I hobo, oh boy, gonna have my baby by my side [Can't talk to her own?] mother, she won't have to worry no more Mmm, Lord have mercy, baby Don't make my mother cry I ain't gonna hobo after this time, ain't gonna hobo no more Oh but I am! Have mercy! The road is so rough! I said, Lord have mercy, I ain't gonna hobo no more, baby Mmm, baby, honey, child, I an't gonna hobo no more So many nights baby, you know we was all alone