Travelin' Man (Live At The American Legion Post 82)

Well, folks, I wanna tell you about a travelin' man

His home was down in Tennessee

He made a living stealin' chickens

And everything else he could see

Now one day, the sheriff got behind that boy

And made him take to the road

Ain't never been a passenger train so fast

Old joker couldn't climb on board

Travelin' man

He must have been a travelin' man

Travelin', ramblin' man

He was the swiftest in the land

Gamblin', ramblin' Joe

They know'd him in every town

No, he couldn't give up

No, he wouldn't stay put

And I'll guess he never settled down

Well, they sent that fella to the spring one day

For to fetch a pail of water

And the distance from the spring to the house

It was 16 miles and a quarter

He got the water and it was alright

But then he hooked his toe and he fell down

He ran to the house and he got another bucket

Caught the water 'fore it hit the ground

Travelin' man

He must have been a travelin' man

Travelin', ramblin' man

He was the swiftest in the land

Gamblin', ramblin' Joe

They know'd him in every town

He wouldn't give up

No, he couldn't stay put

And I'll guess he never settled down

Well, he hoboed the great Titanic

Thought he'd sail out the ocean blue

And when he saw that ol' iceberg a-comin'

Man, off of that boat he flew (there he goes)

And the rest of the fellers all hollered and laughed

And said, "Look at what a great big fool"

But while that boat was a-sinking

Joe was shootin' craps down in Liverpool

Travelin' man

He must have been a travelin' man

Travelin', ramblin' man

He was the swiftest in the land

Gamblin', ramblin', Joe

They know'd him in every town

He couldn't give up

And he wouldn't stay put

And I'll guess he never settled down

Thank you

Well, since I got these little finger picks on here, I think I'll do another

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