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I Am Not Going To Hobo Any More




From: ONE TUNE USED WITH "BAA! BAA! BLACK SHEEP!"

My mammy done tol' me a long time ago
To always try fer to be a good boy;
To lay on my pallet an' to waller on de fl[=o]';
An' to never leave my daddy's house.
I hain't never gwineter hobo no m[=o]'. By George!
I hain't never gwineter hobo no m[=o]'.

Yes, bef[=o]' I'd live dat ar hobo life,
I'll tell you what I'd jes go an' do:
I'd court dat pretty gal an' take 'er fer my wife,
Den jes lay 'side dat ar hobo life.
I hain't never gwineter hobo no m[=o]'. By George!
I hain't never gwineter hobo no m[=o]'.




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