Boomers Story

G/D Come and gather all around me Listen to my tale of woe D Got some good advice to give you Lots of things you oughta know G/D Take a tip from one who's travelled And never stopped a-ramblin' 'round C 'Cause once you get the roamin' fever G Em You never want to settle down, boy D G You never want to settle down G/D I met a little gal in Frisco And I asked her to be my wife D Told her I was tired of roamin' Goin' to settle down for life G/D Then I heard the whistle blowin' And I knew it was the Red Ball Train C And I left that gal beside the railroad G Em And never saw that gal again, boy D G I never saw that gal again C Saw that gal again G I never saw that gal again Em Left that gal beside the railroad D G I never saw that gal again G/D Traveled all over the country I've traveled everywhere D Been on every branch line railroad I never paid a nickel fare G I been from Maine to Californy From Canada to Mexico D And I never tried to save no money G Em And now I got no place to go, boy D G Now I got no place to go G/D Listen to a boomer's story Pay attention to what I say D I hear another train a-comin' Guess I'll be on my way G If you wanna do me a favor When I lay me down and die C Just dig my grave beside the railroad G Em So I can hear the trains go by, boys D G So I can hear the trains go by C Hear the trains go G I can hear the trains go by Em Just dig my grave beside the railroad D G So I can hear the trains go by