John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker’s Hobo Blues is a song that stands out from the rest. Out of his vast discography, it is perhaps the only one recorded on acoustic guitar. It is played in a traditional Delta guitar style, unlike his more usual electric style. It is structured differently from most blues songs, with...
When I first started hoboin', hoboin', boy
I took a freight train to be my friend, oh Lord
Mmm
You know I hobo'd, hobo'd, hobo'd, hobo'd
Hobo'd a long, long way from home, oh Lord
You know my mother she followed me that morning, me that morning, that morning
She followed me down to the yard, oh Lord
Mmm
She said my son he's gone, he's gone, he's gone, he's gone
Yes, he's gone in the world somewhere, oh Lord
Mmm
You know I left my dear old mother, dear old mother, dear old mother
She was on her knees a'crying, oh Lord
Mmm
You know I hobo'd, hobo'd, hobo'd, hobo'd
Hobo'd a long, long way from home, oh Lord
Hobo Blues was written by John Lee Hooker.
Hobo Blues was produced by Bernard Besman.