"Hobo's Lullaby" by Lawrence Gibson

Lawrence Gibson (1949); Latino- Italian. Lawrence:The Sleep comes in a blue color. Music in my head fades away. How do you fall asleep when you are having trouble falling asleep? – Lawrence: I get up, take shower, and wait till I settle. What smell do you like? – Lawrence: Tomato sauce cooking, smell of Sascisa being made, diesel oil, home smell. Describe sleepy sounds: Rain on roof, train whistles in distance, purring cat. Lawrence sang to me “Hobo’s Lullaby” by Goebbel Reeves and “When The Moon Comes Over The Mountain” by Kate Smith:

Hobo's Lullaby by Goebbel Reeves

Go to sleep you weary hobo,

Let the town drift slowly by,

Listen to the steel rails humming,

Well that's the hobo's lullaby.

Do not think about tomorrow,

Let tomorrow come and go,

Tonight you have a nice warm boxcar

Free from all the rain and snow.

So go to sleep you weary hobo,

And let the town drift slowly by,

Listen to the steel rails humming,

Well that's the hobo's lullaby.

I know the police cause you trouble,

They make trouble everywhere,

But when you die and go to heaven

Well you will find no police there.

So go to sleep you weary hobo,

And let the town drift slowly by,

Listen to the steel rails humming,

Well that's the hobo's lullaby.

Now do not let your heart be troubled,

If the world calls you a bum,

Cause if you mother lived she'd love you,

Well you are still your mother's son.

So go to sleep you weary hobo,,

And let the town drift slowly by

Listen to the steel rails humming,

Well that's the hobo's lullaby,

That's the hobo's lullaby.

“When the Moon Comes Over” by Kate Smith

When the moon comes over the mountain
Every beam brings a dream, dear, of you,
Once again we'll stroll 'neath the mountain
Through that rose-covered valley we knew.

Each day is grey and dreary,
But the night is bright and cheery,
When the moon comes over the mountain
I'll be alone with my memories of you.

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