THE HOBOES GRAND CONVENTION

If you give me your attention
A few facts I will mention,
Concerning a convention
That was held last fall
The crooks, they were delighted
When they heatd they were invited,
To the hoboes grand convention
That was held in Montreal

cho: There was great rejoicing,
No cursing there or fighting,
For every bum was loaded
To the neck with alcohol
The burleys brought bananas
Rolled up in blue bandanas,
To the hoboes grand convention
That was held at Montreal
They commit some great manoeuvres
Those bold and reckless rovers,
From New York to Vancouver
And from Texas to St Paul,
While riding on the pullmans
As they traveled through the tunnels,
To the hoboes grand convention
That was held in Montreal

The crooks, they got directions
To go out and make connections,
And to git a swag of plunder
So they moved along the border
And the chairman rapped for order,
At the hoboes grand convention
That was hdd in Montreal

From Vermont Folk Songs and Ballads, Flanders
Collected from Mrs Brown, Dorset, VT 1930
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