Songtext von Shoe String

He lived down by the railroad track Had an old stove in a one room shack Shoe string was the only name he had When I skipped school he'd take my fishing Sittin' on creek bank talkin' and wishin' Things were good whenever times got bad And the people say shoe string you ain't got no money Shoe string you can't hang around here Shoe string you got your hat on backwards He knows more than most folks do He don't talk unless you ask him to When the winter comes and the wind blows mean Shoe string hops that southbound train Rides it down below that Florida line Well he's laying low and picking fruit Sleeping in his worn shoes But he'll always come back summer time And the folks say shoe string you ain't got no money... Last time I looked and found him gone Folks said he's in an old folks home Shoe string done retired on Uncle Sam He's living it up in this private room Playing checkers and eatin' prunes Shoe string ain't no ordinary man Still the people say shoe string you ain't got no money... Shoe string you ain't got no money...