Going To My Hometown

Mama's in the kitchen bakin' up a pie

Daddy's in the backyard

Get a job, son

You know you ought to try



I packed up my bag, I headed down the road

I got me a job from Henry Ford

But I made a mistake, I moved much too far

And now I know what the lonesome blues are



I'm getting lonesome, I'm getting blue

I need someone to talk to

I'm getting lonesome, I'm getting blue

Now let me tell you, now let me tell you

Now let me tell you, now let me tell you

Now let me tell you where I'm going to



Yes I'm goin' to my hometown

Sorry baby, I can't take it all

Well, I'm goin to my hometown

Sorry baby, I can't take it all

I have to walk



Only got one ticket

Good God I can't afford two

The day I left, I had shoes upon my feet

The day I left, I had shoes upon my feet

Got home again, honey

Don't even have nothin' to eat, oh yeah



Hey, goin' to my hometown, yeah

Yeah, and I don't care, have to walk

Yeah, goin' to my hometown

And I don't care, have to walk



I gotta move down, baby

No more time to talk, no, no, no



Yeah, I'm goin' to my hometown

And I'm leaving on the midnight train, yeah

Goin' to my hometown, baby

I'm leaving on the midnight train



Gotta keep on ramblin', yeah

Goe back to from where I came



I'm goin to my hometown

Goin' to my hometown

Goin' to my hometown

Goin' to my hometown



Do you wanna go?

Do you wanna go?

Do you wanna go?

Do you wanna go?



I got up against this

The cats and strangers walkin'

Is much to slow, yeah