I am a lonesome hobo
  Without family or friends
  Where another man's life might begin
  That's exactly where mine ends
  I have tried my hand at bribery
  Blackmail and deceit
  And I've served time for ev'rything
  'Cept begging on the street.
    Well, once I was rather prosperous
  There was nothing I did lack
  I had fourteen-karat gold in my mouth
  And silk upon my back
  But I did not trust my brother
  I carried him to blame
  Which led me to my fatal doom
  To wander off in shame.
    Kind ladies and kind gentlemen
  Soon I will be gone
  But let me just warn you all
  Before I do pass on:
  Stay free from petty jealousies
  Live by no man's code
  And hold your judgement for yourself
  Lest you wind up on his road.