Lyrics of Crack in the boxcar door

A long black engine keeps a rolling along its wheels goin' clickety-clack
She's carrying me to war that eastern seaboard louisiana i ain't comin' back

And i sit all alone in an empty box listen to the engine roar
And i see the world that she oughta be seen
Through a crack in the boxcar door
( guitar )
A hobo's life is a lonely life and i'm restless son of a gun
So i'll keep a riding these ribbons of steel and wait for my setting sun
And i sit all alone...
( guitar )
The engineer is pulling her down and i reckon we ain't going to stop
And i'll be a dodgin' the man with a stick i hear him a walkin' on top
And i sit all alone...
( guitar )
Most folks think i'm a crazy man at all of hoboes like me
But i let the bottle that holds all the world and i'll die happy and free

And i reckon i'll die in an empty box listen to the engine roar
I'll take the last long look at ther world that i love
Through a crack in this boxcar door
I'll take the last long look at ther world that i love
Through a crack in this boxcar door