Boomer's Story Lyrics - Black Crowes

Come and gather all around me 

Listen to my tale of woe 

Got some good advice to give you 

Lots of things you oughta know 

Take a tip from one who's travelled 

And never stopped a-ramblin' round 

'Cause once you get the roamin' fever 

You never want to settle down, boy 

You never want to settle down 

I met a little gal in Frisco 

And I asked her to be my wife 

Told her I was tired of roamin' 

Goin' to settle down for life 

Then I heard the whistle blowin' 

And I knew it was the Red Ball Train 

And I left that gal beside the railroad 

And I never saw the gal again, boy 

I never saw the gal again 

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Saw that girl again 

Never Saw that girl again 

I left that girl beside the railroad 

And I never saw that girl again 

Travelled all over the country 

I travelled everywhere 

I been on every Branch Line railroad 

And I never paid a nickel fare 

I been from Maine to Califor'ny 

And from Canada to Mexico 

I never tried to save no money 

And now I got no place to go, boy 

Now I got no place to go 

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Listen to a Boomer's story 

Pay attention to what I say 

Well, I hear another train a-comin' 

Guess I'll be on my way 

If you want to do me a favor 

When I lay me down and die 

Just dig my grave beside the railroad 

So I can hear the trains go by, boys 

So I can hear the trains go by 

Hear the train go by 

I can hear the train go by 

Just bury my bones be side the railroad 

So I can hear the train go by