One Cold December Day

One Cold December Day-Dick Justice
G position, standard tuning

Down by a Western water tank, one cold December day
In a bottom of an empty car, a dying hobo lay

He had a girl in yonder's town, she dressed of silk so fine
When she heard that poor old George was dead, she laid her silk aside

"Oh mother, oh mother, let his coffin lay back, and lay his saddle aside
So that I can kiss his sweet pale lips, well I know he'll never kiss mine."

SOLO

The longest train I ever saw was on the Georgy line
The engine passed at six-fifteen, the cab rolled by at nine

Look up, look down this lonesome road, hang down your head and cry
(Guitar finishes verse)

I see a dove in yonder's hill, she flies from pine to pine
She's moaning for her own true love, and why can't I moan for mine?

SOLO

The longest train I ever saw was on the Georgy line
The engine passed at six-fifteen, the cab rolled by at nine

Look up, look down this lonesome road, hang down your head and cry
(Guitar finishes verse)

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