Stealing A Ride

Yumping over crossings,      Bumping over svitches,     Till ay tenk dis enyine      Going to fall in ditches;     Hiding vith some cattle,      Ay tenk 'bout saxty-eight;     Yiminy! Dis ban yolly, -      Stealing ride on freight     Ay ban yust tru treshing      Op in Nort Dakota;     Now ay guess ay'm going      Back to old Mansota.     Now dis train ban stopping,      'Bout sax hours to vait;     Yiminy! Dis ban yolly, -      Stealing ride on freight.     Ay skol stretch a little      Yust to tak a sleep;     Den my head bump into      Gude big fader sheep.     Yee! His head ban harder      Sum a china plate;     Dis ban yolly doings, -      Stealing ride on freight.     Yumping over crossings,      Bumping over svitches,     Till my side ban getting      Saxty-seven stitches.     Ay hear brakeman faller      Say, "Yust ten hours late!"     It ban hal, ay tal yu,      Stealing ride on freight.