Tom Paxton - Fare Thee Well, Cisco lyrics

While walking through the railroad yard on a cold and a rainy night I saw a string of old box cars as it pulled out of sight I heard the whistle blowing, just as sad as anything And it made me think of Cisco and the songs he used to sing Fare thee well, Cisco, fare thee well Here for just a while, gone a-many a mile Fare thee well Cisco, fare thee well He walked down every highway in this great and mighty land He sang the songs of what he saw; he sang for every man He had no truck with nonsense; he sang 'em straight and plain He got his greatest music from the whistle of a train Fare thee well, Cisco, fare thee well Here for just a while, gone a-many a mile Fare thee well Cisco, fare thee well Well I dreamed that me and Cisco, we were standing in some town The good clean air was in our lungs and the sun was a-shining down He said "This land has lots of room; it stretches far and wide There's a lonesome parade at six-oh-eight Let's grab that train and ride" Fare thee well, Cisco, fare thee well Here for just a while, gone a-many a mile Fare thee well Cisco, fare thee well Well he rambled 'round with Woody just to see what he could see And when the Fascist tide was high he rambled out to sea And everywhere he rambled, he made friends of many men And Cisco's friends can tell us we won't see his kind again Fare thee well, Cisco, fare thee well Here for just a while, gone a-many a mile Fare thee well Cisco, fare thee well Fare thee well, Cisco, fare thee well