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Travelin' Man
Billy Strings
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Bryan Sutton
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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
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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
Yeah
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