Songs
The Hobo Song
| Author | Jack Bonus |
| Live Debut | 04/20/1996 |
| Last Time Played | 12/30/2023 |
LYRICS
Too late to feel sorrow Too late to feel pain He’s just an old hobo Lost outin the rain He’ll never cause trouble
So don’t have no fear
He’s just an old hobo
And he’ll soon be far away from
here
Chorus:
He used to be a gambling man just like you
Until he sank so low that there was
Nothing that no one could
do
He used to be a gambling man just like you
Until he sank so low that there was
Nothing that no one could do
Oh, don't make
him ask you
Don’t make him beg
He was a war hero
And that’s how he hurt his leg
He killed thirty injuns
With one cannon
ball
Now he’s just an old hobo
Asleep out in the hall
[chorus]
A wife and five children
Who live in L.A.
They miss
their dear daddy
Who’s gone so far away
They still have his picture
It’s a-hung on the wall
Now he’s just an old
hobo
Asleep out in the hall
[chorus]
He used to be a gambling man just like you
Until he sank so low that there
was
Nothing that no one could do.
Thank you so much Chris SanClemente!!!
LIVE APPEARANCES
75 total appearances
- 04/20/1996 Alpine Meadows Ski Area - Lake Tahoe, CA
- 09/13/1996 The Mangy Moose - Teton Village, WY
- 09/19/1996 Fly Me to the Moon Saloon - Telluride, CO
- 11/20/1996 The Fabulous Satellite Lounge - Houston, TX
- 12/15/1996 Fox Theatre - Boulder, CO
- 12/31/1996 The Art Factory at Lawson Hill - Telluride, CO
- 01/03/1997 Great American Music Hall - San Francisco, CA
- 01/16/1997 Mt. Tabor Theatre and Pub - Portland, OR
- 01/22/1997 Wild Duck Brewery - Eugene, OR
- 01/28/1997 Fourth Avenue Tavern - Olympia, WA
- 01/29/1997 The Swiss - Tacoma, WA
- 02/19/1997 The Zephyr Club - Salt Lake City, UT
- 03/15/1997 Mercury Lounge - Austin, TX
- 03/28/1997 Humpty's Sports Bar and Stage - Tahoe City, CA
- 04/02/1997 The Venetian Theatre - Albany, OR
- 04/04/1997 Crystal Ballroom - Portland, OR
- 04/12/1997 Otis' - Chicago, IL
- 04/20/1997 The Funnel - Baltimore, MD
- 05/19/1997 Santa Fe Music Hall - Santa Fe, NM
- 06/20/1997 Quonset Hut - Telluride, CO
- 07/04/1997 The Big Top, High Sierra Music Festival - Bear Valley, CA
- 09/14/1997 Statebridge Lodge - Bond, CO
- 09/27/1997 KPIG Fat Fry, City Park - Aptos, CA
- 11/12/1997 Gallette's - Tuscaloosa, AL
- 12/06/1997 Fox Theatre - Boulder, CO
- 12/17/1997 The Roche - Pocatello, ID
- 02/22/1998 Diamond Circle Theatre - Durango, CO
- 02/28/1998 Fox Theatre - Boulder, CO
- 03/06/1998 Galaxy Theatre - Santa Ana, CA
- 03/14/1998 Fillmore Auditorium - San Francisco, CA
- 03/20/1998 4th Avenue - Olympia, WA
- 03/27/1998 Snow King Center - Jackson, WY
- 04/26/1998 Jimmy's - New Orleans, LA
- 05/06/1998 The Music Farm - Charleston, SC
- 05/12/1998 Proud Larry's - Oxford, MS
- 06/08/1998 The Muse - Nantucket, MA
- 06/13/1998 Berkshire Mountain Music Festival - Lanesboro, MA
- 08/21/1998 Next Theatre - Ketchum, ID
- 09/09/1998 Cajun House - Scottsdale, AZ
- 10/07/1998 Shank Hall - Milwaukee, WI
- 11/03/1998 House of Blues - Orlando, FL
- 11/05/1998 4th Quarter - Auburn, AL
- 12/11/1998 Akumal, Mexico
- 12/31/1998 Henry J. Kaiser Auditorium - Oakland, CA
- 01/30/1999 Rialto Theatre - Tucson, AZ
- 02/13/1999 Ten Mile High Room - Breckenridge, CO
- 02/26/1999 Harry O's - Park City, UT
- 03/13/1999 The Wild Duck - Eugene, OR
- 04/20/1999 Trax - Charlottesville, VA
- 04/23/1999 Thomas Wolfe Auditorium - Asheville, NC
- 05/03/1999 Dave's on Dickson - Fayetteville, AR
- 09/04/1999 One World - Crested Butte, CO
- 10/04/1999 Hoyt Sherman Place - Des Moines, IA
- 10/11/1999 Emens Auditorium, Ball State University - Muncie, IN
- 10/30/1999 Colgate University - Hamilton, NY
- 04/12/2000 Newport Music Hall - Columbus, OH
- 04/19/2000 Flynn Theatre - Burlington, VT
- 07/28/2000 Celebrity Theatre - Phoenix, AZ
- 08/06/2000 Pocono Musical Gathering - Pocono Mts., PA
- 11/03/2000 UMBC Fieldhouse - Baltimore, MD
- 11/14/2000 Rec Center, Vanderbilt University - Nashville, TN
- 03/03/2001 Wiltern Theatre - Los Angeles, CA
- 03/14/2001 Paramount Theatre - Seattle, WA
- 04/26/2001 Louisville Palace Theatre - Louisville, KY
- 07/07/2001 Riverport Amphitheatre - St. Louis, MO
- 08/12/2001 Horning's Hideout - North Plains, OR
- 10/31/2001 The Theater at MSG - New York, NY
- 04/10/2002 Music Hall - Omaha, NE
- 03/22/2003 Fillmore Auditorium - Denver, CO
- 10/06/2006 Thomas Wolfe Auditorium - Asheville, NC
- 07/15/2012 Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA
- 07/22/2018 Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO
- 09/29/2019 Cuthbert Amphitheater - Eugene, OR
- 01/20/2023 Runaway Bay, Jamaica
- 12/30/2023 Fox Theater - Oakland, CA
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