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Merle Travis

Merle Robert Travis (November 29, 1917 – October 20, 1983) was an American country and Western singer, songwriter, and musician born in Rosewood, Kentucky. His lyrics often discussed the life and exploitation of coal miners. Among his many well-known songs are "Sixteen Tons", "Re-Enlistment Blues" and "Dark as a Dungeon". However, it is his masterful guitar playing and his interpretations of the rich musical traditions of his native Muhlenberg County, Kentucky for which he is best known today. "Travis picking", a syncopated style of finger picking, is named after him. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970 and elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1977. more »

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All along the road of life I roam
Lookin' for a place to call my own
Not a fancy mansion or a bungalow for me
Everywhere I go I seem to find
Hangin' out the door that same old sign
My heart beats slower when I read on a door, no vacancy

No vacancy, no vacancy
All along the line the same old sign awaitin' for me
No vacancy, no vacancy
My heart beats slower when I read on a door, no vacancy

Not so very long ago it seemed
Many a happy dream I dreamed
Of a little nest where I could rest and the world was free
Now the mighty war is over and won
Trouble and trials just begun
I face that terrible enemy, no vacancy

No vacancy, no vacancy
All along the line the same old sign awaitin' for me
No vacancy, no vacancy
My heart beats slower when I read on a door, no vacancy

Brother if you're livin' a life of ease
You'd better take a moment on your knees
Thank the Lord above for all he's done for you
Livin' in a world of grief and hate
Hopin' every day that the hand of fate
Will remove that sign on the door, no vacancy

No vacancy, no vacancy
Ev'rywhere I go the same old sign awaitin' for me
No vacancy, no vacancy
My heart beats slower when I read on a door no vacancy

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