Written by Fred B. Burch/Mel Tillis
C G7 Everybody calls me Bo C G7 I got no money but I hoe my row F G7 C Some folks say I'm just a no good kind C G7 But I can ride for miles in ol' boxcar C G7 Smoke cigarette butts and used cigars F G7 C Ridin' the Atlantic Coastal Line F Hear that lonesome whistle whine C Smell that tar from the Georgia pine G7 C See that big moon roll above G7 C This hobo's life is the life I love F G7 C Ridin' the Atlantic Coastal Line F G7 C Ridin' the Atlantic Coastal Line C G7 Well I had me a woman in Albany C G7 But her rowdy ways made a wreck of me F G7 C And I had to get away before I lost my mind C G7 But as long as this rattler takes me around C G7 There ain't one woman gonna tie me down F G7 C Ridin' the Atlantic Coastal Line F Hear that lonesome whistle whine C Alabama Caroline G7 C Florida Georgia Tennessee G7 C This hobo's life is the life for me F G7 C Ridin' the Atlantic Coastal Line F G7 C Ridin' the Atlantic Coastal Line C G7 I make my coffee in a can C G7 But this hobo ain't a worried man F G7 C Mornin' sun greets me with a shine C G7 I go south when the trade winds blow C G7 And I go north where there ain't no snow F G7 C Ridin' the Atlantic Coastal Line F Hear that lonesome whistle whine C Smell that tar from the Georgia pine G7 C See that great big moon above G7 C This hobo's life is the life I love F G7 C Ridin' the Atlantic Coastal Line F G7 C Ridin' the Atlantic Coastal Line F G7 C Ridin' the Atlantic Coastal Line F G7 C Ridin' the Atlantic Coastal Line F G7 C Ridin' the Atlantic Coastal Line