Traveling Man

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[Verse 1]
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Now folks let me tell you bout a 
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travelin man his home was down in
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 Tennessee
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He made his livin stealin 
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chickens and everything else he 
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could see
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One day the sheriff got behind 
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that boy… made him take to the road
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Aint never been a passenger train 
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that run so fast that Joe couldn’t
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  get on board

[Chorus]
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Travelin Man Oh Lawd he musta 
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been a Travelin Man
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Travelin rambling Man he was the 
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swiftest in the Land
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Gambalin Rambalin Joe they 
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knowed him in every town
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He wouldn’t stay put no he 
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wouldn’t give up and I guess he 
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never settled down

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[Verse 2]
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They sent that feller to the 
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spring one day fer ta fetch a pail a
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The distance from the spring to 
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the house it was 16 miles and a 
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quarter
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He got the bucket of water 
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alright but stumped his toe as he 
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fell down
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He went to the house and he got 
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another bucket caught the water 
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fore it hit the ground

[Chorus]
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Travelin Man Oh Lawd he musta 
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been a Travelin Man
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Travelin rambling Man He was the 
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swiftest in the Land
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Gambalin Rambalin Joe They 
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knowed him in every town
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He wouldn’t stay put no he 
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wouldn’t give up and I guess he 
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never settled down

[Verse 3]
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He hoboed the great Titanic 
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thought he travel the ocean blue
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And when he seen that ice berg 
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a'coming right offa that ole boat 
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he flew
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The rest of the passengers they 
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hollered and laughed said lookey 
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what a great big fool
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But while that boat was a sinking 
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Joe was shootin crap in Liverpool

[Chorus]
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Travelin Man Oh Lawd he musta 
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been a travelin Man
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Travelin rambling Man He was the 
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swiftest in the Land
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Gambalin Rambalin Joe and they 
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knowed him in every town
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He wouldn’t stay put no he 
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wouldn’t give up and I guess he 
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never settled down