“The Hobo from the T & P Line”

Description

Singer, a hobo, gets a job in (Wellford). He courts the boss's daughter; the boss calls him "a bummer, all dressed up." Bidding farewell to the daughter, he sets off down the road with tears in his eyes, vowing to return

Long description

Singer, a hobo, lands in (Wellford), is hired by a boss who gives him easy work and treats him well. He and the boss's daughter court; the boss calls him in, saying, "They say you're a bummer, all dressed up." Singer tells boss he does his work well; if the boss doesn't like it, he'll leave. Bidding farewell to the daughter, he sets off down the road with tears in his eyes, vowing to return

Notes

The "T & P" was the Texas and Pacific Railroad. - PJS

Cross references

• cf. "The Farmer's Boy [Laws Q30]" (plot) and references there

Recordings

• Almoth Hodges with Bob Miller's Hinky Dinkers, "The Hobo from the T & P Line" (Brunswick 399 [in two parts], probably 1930; rec. 1929; Part 1 is on Rose1)
• Clayton McMichen, "Bummin' on the I. C. Line" (Varsity 5097, 1930s)
• Mary Sullivan, "The T & P Line" (AFS 5099 A, 1941; on LC61)