We’re just a travelin’ minstrel band We’ll do our best to make you happy if we can We’ll sing our songs and move along We’re just a travelin’ minstrel band Our lives are measured by the telephone poles And all the miles we’ve had to make We never care much where that old highway goes We’re happy almost any place We make our living with a beat-up guitar We’re obligated to our band We don’t have time for makin’ permanent plans We’re always playin’ one-night stands We’re just a travelin’ minstrel band We’ll do our best to make you happy if we can We’ll sing our songs and move along We’re just a travelin’ minstrel band We’ve got a suitcase full of stories to tell ‘Bout all the places that we’ve been When you’ve heard the stories and we’ve sung you our song We’ll be back on the road again Shout out the number that you’d like us to play And clap your hands and sing along Let’s have a good time while we still have today Because tomorrow we’ll be gone We’re just a travelin’ minstrel band We’ll do our best to make you happy if we can We’ll sing our songs and move along We’re just a travelin’ minstrel band We’re just a travelin’ minstrel band We’ll do our best to make you happy if we can We’ll sing our songs and move along We’re just a travelin’ minstrel band