Some people say I'm a no 'count. Others say I'm no good.
But I'm just a nat'ral-born travelin' man, doin' what I think I should, O, yeah.
Doin' what I think I should.


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And I don't give a damn about a greenback dollar, spend it as fast as I can.

For a wailin' song and a good guitar, the only things that I understand, poor
boy, the only things that I understand.


When I was a little baby, my momma said, "Hey, son. Travel where you will and
grow to be a man
And sing what must be sung, poor boy. Sing what must be sung."


[Chorus]


Now that I'm a grown man, I've traveled here and there. I've learned that a
bottle of brandy and a song,
The only ones who ever care, poor boy, the only ones who ever care.


[Chorus, repeat first verse and repeat Chorus]