Travellin' Man
Doc & Merle Watson
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Now, folks let me tell you about a feller I know His home is down in Tennessee He made his living stealin' chickens And everything else he could see And one day the sheriff got behind 'ol Joes And he made him take to the road Ain't never been a passenger train That ran so fast that man couldn't get on board Travelin' man Lord, 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 stay put No, he won't give up And I'll bet he never settled down They sent that fella to the spring one day For to fetch a pail of water The distance from the spring to the house It was sixteen miles and a quarter He got that bucket of water alright But stubbed his toe and fell down He run to the house and he grabbed another bucket Caught the water 'fore it hit the ground Travelin' man Yes, 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 stay put No, he won't give up And I'll bet he never settled down Well, he hoboed the great Titanic Thought he'd try out the ocean blue But when he seen that ol' iceberg a comin' Right over that boat Joe flew The rest of them passengers hollered and laughed Said, "look at what a great big fool" But while that old boat was a sinking Joe was shootin' crap in Liverpool Travelin' man, I say He must have been a travelin' man Travelin' ramblin' man He was the swiftest in this land Gamblin' ramblin' Joe They know'd him in every town He wouldn't stay put No, he won't give up And I bet he never settled down Well, the police finally caught up to poor ol' Joe And then they sentenced him to hang one day The solemn ol' judge looked at Joe and says "Have you got anything to say?" He smiled at the judge and the jury He says, "bow down your head in prayer" Crossed up his legs and then he winked one eye And went sailing off through the air, ha ha Travelin' man, ain't that fate He must have been a travelin' man Travelin' ramblin' man He was the swiftest in this land Gamblin' ramblin' Joe They know'd him in every town He wouldn't stay put No, he won't give up And I'll bet he never settled down
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Written by: Arthel Lane Watson
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