Comments on: 20 Songs About Hobos

By: Buddynoel

Buddynoel — Wed, 20 May 2009 06:16:24 +0000

Sorry folks, but if Brook Benton’s “Rainy Night in Georgia” gets left off the hobo list – then something is very wrong with that list.

By: Mike Parker

Mike Parker — Fri, 08 May 2009 20:35:20 +0000

I agree… Mr. Bojangles needs to be there….

By: Brady Vercher

Brady Vercher — Fri, 08 May 2009 20:18:26 +0000

Good suggestion, Ben. It’s one of my favorites.

By: Ben Milam

Ben Milam — Fri, 08 May 2009 20:06:31 +0000

no mr. bojangles? wtf?

By: jg2tn09

jg2tn09 — Thu, 07 May 2009 19:43:15 +0000

thanks for this article. I can’t wait to check out some of these songs. -jg

By: LizzyH

LizzyH — Wed, 06 May 2009 00:50:40 +0000

I usually just enjoy reading the comments, but had to add to this one!

A friend gave me a CD awhile back by RANDY KOHRS, a new fav now, and it has a song on it called If All Those Trains Were Still Around (I’d Be An Old Hobo). I think it deserves to be on this list, too!

By: diver

diver — Tue, 05 May 2009 23:24:12 +0000

Juli, I have been enchanted by this list. It has led me to do google searchs for all things hobo. What a great list. It reminded me the book , “Water for Elephants”, where the romance as well as the dangers you mentioned of being a hobo are graphically revealed.
Thanks again for your excellent work,

By: Mike K

Mike K — Mon, 04 May 2009 13:30:11 +0000

Surprised not to see any sky-bo mentions. That’s a new kind of hobo for planes.

By: TimeO

TimeO — Mon, 04 May 2009 13:23:21 +0000

One of my favorite Johnny Cash songs, though it was never released as a single, is “Crystal Chandeliers and Burgandy,” about hoboing. It’s on his “Junkie and the Juicehead Minus Me” album, as well as the TV special/DVD “Riding the Rails.”

By: Barry M

Barry M — Mon, 04 May 2009 12:40:42 +0000

There are hundreds of songs about hobos–and also by them. There was a book out when Jimmie Rodgers was alive with hundreds collected THEN–though that’s not where he got his from.