Biography:
Born Lecil Travis Martin on September 1, 1931, in Sterrat, TX; died on April 12, 1999, in Branson, MO, of leukemia; married second wife Lloene Johnson, c. 1962; children: Tammy (first marriage), twins Larry and Lorry (with Johnson). Addresses: Website--Boxcar Willie Official Website: http://www.boxcarwillie.com.
Known as the world's favorite hobo, Boxcar Willie took a long train ride to his destination as a country music star. When he finally got there, he didn't waste a moment of his time.
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Other songs:
- Don't Let The Stars
- Hobo Heaven
- Winds Of Yesterday
- A Good Old Country Song
- Aint Gonna Be Your Day
- Bad News
- Big Freight Train Carry Me Home
- Boxcar Blues
- Boxcars My Home
- Cheating Wife Again
- Cold Windy City Of Chicago
- Dont Blame Me For What Happened Last Night
- Dont It Make You Wanna Be A Kid Again
- Dont It Make You Want To Be A Kid Aghain
- Dont Pretend
- Forty Acres
- Forty Nine Nights
- Fraulein
- From A Boxcar Door
- From A Rolls To The Rails
- Give Me Forty Acres
- Gypsy Lady And The Hobo
- Hee Haw Honey
- Jesus I Need To Talk To You
- Lefty Left Us Lonely
- London Leaves
- Mister Can You Spare A Dime
- My Old Kentucky Home
- Rusty Guitar Strings
- Six Days On The Road
- The Day Elvis Died
- The Man I Used To Be
- The Old Iron Trail
- Walkin Holes In My Shoes
- We Made Memories
- Whine Whistle Whine
- White Line Fever
- You Got The Kind Of Love
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Well bad news travels like wild fire
Good news travels slow
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And they call me old wild fire everywhere I go
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Lord I'm bad news everybody knows
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Always gettin' into trouble
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And leaving little girls
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That hate to see me go
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Well I've picked peaches down in Georgia
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Well from north to south
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I had to change my name
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Lord I'm bad news everybody knows
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Well they tried to hang me down in Oakland
They did in San Francisco
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And they had to let me go
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Lord I'm bad news everybody knows
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Good news travels slow
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And they call me old wild fire everywhere I go
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Lord I'm bad news everybody knows
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Always gettin' into trouble
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And leaving little girls
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That hate to see me go
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Well I've picked peaches down in Georgia
I lumber jacked up in Maine
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In every state you can name
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Cause I'm...
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Lord I'm bad news everybody knows
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Always gettin' into trouble
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And leaving little girls
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From east to west the story is the same
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I had to change my name
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Lord I'm bad news everybody knows
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Always gettin' into trouble
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And leaving little girls
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That hate to see me go
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Well they tried to hang me down in Oakland
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But I wouldn't choke and I broke their rope
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And they had to let me go
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Lord I'm bad news everybody knows
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Always gettin' into trouble
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And leaving little girls
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