I lost all my money in a crooked poker game
Now I'm going home on this old freight train
I got the boxcar blues
Shuffle on down the tracks
(Shuffle, shuffle on down the track)
I got the boxcar blues and Lord, I may never get back

Well, I am so lonely I think I could die
These ain't cinders, tears in my eyes
I got the boxcar blues
Shuffle on down the tracks
(Shuffle, shuffle on down the track)
I got the boxcar blues and Lord, I may never get back

I dream of my big baked biscuits in the pan
I dream of my woman with another man
I got the boxcar blues
Shuffle on down the tracks
(Shuffle, shuffle on down the track)
I got the boxcar blues and Lord, I may never get back

When I get back home I'll get down on my knees
I'll beg to my woman have a little mercy please
I got the boxcar blues
Shuffle on down the tracks
(Shuffle, shuffle on down the track)
I got the boxcar blues, Lord, I may never get back

Now let me tell you, brother it just ain't so
There ain't no easy life for a bored hobo
I got the boxcar blues
Shuffle on down the tracks
(Shuffle, shuffle on down the track)
I got the boxcar blues and Lord, I may never get back

No listen to me, brother and take my advice
Stay away from trains and them loaded dice
You'll get the boxcar blues
You'll shuffle on down the tracks
(Shuffle, shuffle on down the track)
You'll get the boxcar blues and Lord, you may never get back

You'll get the boxcar blues and Lord, you may never get back
(Shuffle, shuffle on down the track)