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* "Hobo Jungle" by [[The Band]] is a song about the death of an old hobo. |
* "Hobo Jungle" by [[The Band]] is a song about the death of an old hobo. |
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* "Waltzing Mathilda" is the Australian version. It comes from a wave of German immigrants who brought with them some of their habits, such as nicknaming their awesome [[Great Coat]] Mathilda. A German swagman would refer to himself as "Auf der waltz mit mein Mathilda" (on the walk with my Mathilda), with all his belongings (swag) wrapped up in his coat. |
* "Waltzing Mathilda" is the Australian version. It comes from a wave of German immigrants who brought with them some of their habits, such as nicknaming their awesome [[Great Coat]] Mathilda. A German swagman would refer to himself as "Auf der waltz mit mein Mathilda" (on the walk with my Mathilda), with all his belongings (swag) wrapped up in his coat. |
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* "King of the Road" by [[Roger Miller]] describes (in the first person) an early-20th century hobo who travels from city to city on overnight freight trains: |
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{{quote|''Third boxcar, midnight train'' |
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''Destination Bangor, Maine'' |
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''Old, worn out suit and shoes'' |
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''I don't pay no union dues'' |
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''I smoke old stogies I have found'' |
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''Short, but not too big around'' |
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''I'm a man of means by no means'' |
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''King of the road''}} |
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== [[Newspaper Comics]] == |
== [[Newspaper Comics]] == |