I Am A Lonesome Hobo

Bob Dylan

(Official lyrics @ www.bobdylan.com)

John Wesley Harding recording session 2, Nashville TN - 6.nov.1967, take 4 
John Wesley Harding recording session 2, Nashville TN - 6.nov.1967, album version(a)  

I am a lonesome hobo 
Without family or friends
Where another man's life might begin 
That's exactly where mine ends
I have tried my hand at bribery
Blackmail and deceit
[ An' i've served(a)/ i've done ] time for everything     
'Cept beggin' on the street.

Well once i was rather prosperous
[ There was(a)] nothing i did lack
I had fourteen-carat gold in my mouth
And silk upon my back
But i did not trust my brother
I carried him to blame
Which lead me to my fatal doom
To wander off in shame.

Kind ladies and kind gentlemen
Soon i will be gone
But let me just warn you all
Before i do pass on
Stay free from petty jealousies
Live by no man's code
And hold your judgement for yourself
Lest you wind up on this road.