Hobo Kinda Man Lyrics - Lynyrd Skynyrd

Around the time of the second world war 

A new kind of man came through the door 

"I ain't looking for food 

I'm looking for work 

Not afraid to sweat - digging in the dirt 

I ain't looking for a hand-out 

But I'm willing to lend a hand to the man that pays me 

Yes I am 

Mr. Roosevelt, he understands I'm a hobo kinda man 

I've been ridin' this train 

I've been up all night 

I'll be swinging that hoe before daylight 

When the next box car comes along 

I'll jump it and fight ya and call it my home 

When the money runs out, so do I 

I'll be ridin' these rails 'till times change and kill me 

Yes I will 

I never know where I am, hey, I'm a hobo kinda man 

That's what I am 

Those steel wheels-a-rollin' 

Somewhere I feel me towing, I know 

I can hear that whistle blowin' 

Come tomorrow morning 

I'll be gone 

Yeah 

Oh! I'm a hobo kinda man 

I'm always leaving my wife and kids behind 

Workin' somewhere on down the line 

Every night I sleep in a different town 

I never know, honey, where I'm bound 

Livin' out of a suitcase 

I changed from a train to a silver eagle 

But I'm getting all I can 

I'm a modern day hobo kinda man 

These steel wheels-a-rollin' 

Somewhere I feel me towing 

I can hear that whistle blowin' 

Come tomorrow morning 

This old boy be gone 

Yeah 

I'm a hobo kinda man 

That's what I am 

I'm a hobo man 

A movin' on down the line 

A hobo man 

Yeah, that's what I am 

I'm a hobo man