Sky-bo Lyrics - Merle Haggard

Hey, I'm a sky-bo and I see the world from an airplane 

That's a hobo that can't get around fast enough on a train 

But from an airport to depot the motive for leaving's the same 

I'm a sky-bo, that's a new kind of hobo for planes 

Hey, I took a flight job in Phoenix 

Flyin' some rich folks around 

They paid me to do what I love to 

And I set 'em back safe on the ground 

But Phoenix got old and a hurry 

So I sky-roped fancy goodbye 

Sit down on the end of the runway 

And caught me a jet on the flight 

Hey, I'm a sky-bo and I see the world from an airplane 

That's a hobo that can't get around fast enough on a train 

But from an airport to depot the motive for leaving's the same 

I'm a sky-bo and that's a new kind of hobo for planes 

I ride the first thing, smokin' the Mar 

Ate nothin', leavin' tonight 

I'm stuck in this old cage in airport 

Came in on the last report flight 

I'll dose off where the welcome arrivals 

Wake up in a crowd of goodbyes 

But I'll hustle my ticket tomorrow 

And lose my blues in the sky 

Hey, I'm a sky-bo and I see the world from an airplane 

That's a hobo that can't get around fast enough on a train 

But from a depot or airport the motive for leaving's the same 

I'm a sky-bo and that's a new kind of hobo for planes