Words and music Hoyt Axton and Ken Ramsey 1962 and 1963
Play muted bass strings only, except in chorus.
(4 bar introduction)
Some people say I'm a no count,
Others say I'm no good,
but I'm just a natural born traveling man,
doin' what I think I should, O yeah,
Doin' what I think I should.
Chorus:
And I don't give a damn about a greenback - a dollar
Spend it fast as a can.
For a wailin' song a good gui-tar
The only thing that I under-stand, O boy
The only thing that I under-stand
(Last Time Only)
The only thing that I under-stand, O boy
The only thing that I under-stand
2nd Verse
When I was a little baby
My Mama said, "Hey Son,
Travel where you will and grow to be a man,
and sing what must be sung, O boy
Sing what must be sung". (Repeat Chorus)
3rd verse
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, O boy,
the only ones who ever care.
(Repeat 1st verse and Chorus)