And now a word from Johnny Cash:Bet it ain’t raining back homeBet you sister’s still on the phoneBet Momma’s in the kitchen, cooking fried chickenWishing that I hadn’t done wrong
Momma, don’t you worry about it none thoughEvery thing’s gonna be alright, MommaThey’re teaching usA lot of new things in here, Momma
Things like there ain’t no good in an evil hearted womanAnd I ain’t cut out to be no Jesse JamesAnd you don’t go writing hot checks down in MississippiAnd there ain’t no good chain gang
“Well, this is one of those songs that you hear now and then,You don’t know just where and you don’t know just when.It’s one of those songs that are over and then,It’s one of those songs that start playin’ again.”
“Yes, it’s just one of those songs that you hear for awhile.That comes into fashion then goes out of style.It’s one of those songs that you think you forgot,But it’s one of those songs you cannot.”
Hank Snow’s United States version (even though I heard the Rolf Harris Australian version first):
I’ve been everywhere, man I’ve been everywhere, man I’ve crossed the deserts bare, man I’ve breathed the mountain air, man Of travel I’ve had my share, man I’ve been everywhere
First verse
Reno, Chicago, Fargo, Minnesota, Buffalo, Toronto, Winslow, Sarasota, Wichita, Tulsa, Ottawa, Oklahoma, Tampa, Panama, Mattawa, La Paloma, Bangor, Baltimore, El Salvador, Amarillo, Tocopilla, Barranquilla and Padilla.
Second verse
Boston, Charleston, Dayton, Louisiana, Washington, Houston, Kingston, Texarkana, Monterey, Ferriday, Santa Fe, Tallapoosa, Glen Rock, Black Rock, Little Rock, Oskaloosa, Tennessee, Hennessey, Chicopee, Spirit Lake, Grand Lake, Devils Lake and Crater Lake.
Third verse
Louisville, Nashville, Knoxville, Ombabika, Schefferville, Jacksonville, Waterville, Costa Rica, Pittsfield, Springfield, Bakersfield, Shreveport, Hackensack, Cadillac, Fond du Lac, Davenport, Idaho, Jellico, Argentina, Diamantina, Pasadena and Catalina.
Fourth verse
Pittsburgh, Parkersburg, Gravelbourg, Colorado, Ellensburg, Rexburg, Vicksburg, El Dorado, Larimore, Atmore, Haverstraw, Chattanooga, Chaska, Nebraska, Alaska, Opelika, Baraboo, Waterloo, Kalamazoo, Kansas City, Sioux City, Cedar City and Dodge City.
Farside99 almost 9 years ago
Patience my friend…patience. There’s a new world that awaits you.
sheplives almost 9 years ago
Oh, yeah… “Gotta Travel On” by Billy Grammer. The first Monument Records single (45-MN-400, 1958).
Kaputnik almost 9 years ago
Good heavens, that makes me feel old. Think of all the people in their twenties who only know about East Germany from history books.
Godfreydaniel almost 9 years ago
And now a word from Johnny Cash:Bet it ain’t raining back homeBet you sister’s still on the phoneBet Momma’s in the kitchen, cooking fried chickenWishing that I hadn’t done wrong
Momma, don’t you worry about it none thoughEvery thing’s gonna be alright, MommaThey’re teaching usA lot of new things in here, Momma
Things like there ain’t no good in an evil hearted womanAnd I ain’t cut out to be no Jesse JamesAnd you don’t go writing hot checks down in MississippiAnd there ain’t no good chain gang
Lamberger almost 9 years ago
“Well, this is one of those songs that you hear now and then,You don’t know just where and you don’t know just when.It’s one of those songs that are over and then,It’s one of those songs that start playin’ again.”
“Yes, it’s just one of those songs that you hear for awhile.That comes into fashion then goes out of style.It’s one of those songs that you think you forgot,But it’s one of those songs you cannot.”
brklnbern almost 9 years ago
A pyrrhic victory
woodway77 almost 9 years ago
Post-modern geography fun! Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, Upper Volta, Siam, Persia, Rhodesia, Soviet Union, Peking…
Old Texan75 almost 9 years ago
Madagascar, Formosa, CCCP, Stalingrad, Petrograd, Leningrad, Irish Free State,…….
Robert Wilson Premium Member almost 9 years ago
Hank Snow’s United States version (even though I heard the Rolf Harris Australian version first):
I’ve been everywhere, man I’ve been everywhere, man I’ve crossed the deserts bare, man I’ve breathed the mountain air, man Of travel I’ve had my share, man I’ve been everywhere
First verse
Reno, Chicago, Fargo, Minnesota, Buffalo, Toronto, Winslow, Sarasota, Wichita, Tulsa, Ottawa, Oklahoma, Tampa, Panama, Mattawa, La Paloma, Bangor, Baltimore, El Salvador, Amarillo, Tocopilla, Barranquilla and Padilla.
Second verse
Boston, Charleston, Dayton, Louisiana, Washington, Houston, Kingston, Texarkana, Monterey, Ferriday, Santa Fe, Tallapoosa, Glen Rock, Black Rock, Little Rock, Oskaloosa, Tennessee, Hennessey, Chicopee, Spirit Lake, Grand Lake, Devils Lake and Crater Lake.
Third verse
Louisville, Nashville, Knoxville, Ombabika, Schefferville, Jacksonville, Waterville, Costa Rica, Pittsfield, Springfield, Bakersfield, Shreveport, Hackensack, Cadillac, Fond du Lac, Davenport, Idaho, Jellico, Argentina, Diamantina, Pasadena and Catalina.
Fourth verse
Pittsburgh, Parkersburg, Gravelbourg, Colorado, Ellensburg, Rexburg, Vicksburg, El Dorado, Larimore, Atmore, Haverstraw, Chattanooga, Chaska, Nebraska, Alaska, Opelika, Baraboo, Waterloo, Kalamazoo, Kansas City, Sioux City, Cedar City and Dodge City.