I been havin some hard travelin,
I thought you knowed.
I been havin some hard travelin,
way down the road.
I been havin some hard travelin, hard ramblin, hard gamblin,
I been havin some hard travelin, lord.
I been riding them fast rattlers,
I thought you knowed.
I been riding them flat wheelers,
way down the road.
I been riding them blind passengers, dead injurous, kicking up cinders,
I been havin some hard travelin, lord.
I been hittin' some hard rock minin,
I thought you knowed.
I been leanin on a pressure drill,
way down the road.
Hammer flyin, air hose suckin, 6 foot of mud, and i sure been a muckin,
and I been hittin some hard travelin, lord
I've been hittin some hard harvestin,
I thought you knowed.
North dakota to Kansas City,
way down the road.
Cuttin that wheet, stackin that hay, and I'm tryin to make about a dollar a day
and I been havin some hard travelin, lord.
I been workin at Pittsburg Steel,
I thought you knowed.
I been dumpin that red hot slag,
way down the road.
I been a blastin, I been a firing, I been pouring the red hot iron,
and I been hittin some hard travelin, lord.
I been layin in a hard rock jail
I thought you knowd,
I been layin out 90 days
way down the road,
Damned old judge said to me "90 days for vagrancy"
I been hittin some hard travelin, lord.
alternate version
Hard Travelin
I been havin some hard travelin, I thought you knowed. I been havin some hard travelin, way down the road. I been havin some hard travelin, hard ramblin, hard gamblin, I been havin some hard travelin, lord.
I been riding them fast rattlers, I thought you knowed. I been riding them flat wheelers, way down the road. I been riding them blind passengers, dead injurous, kicking up cinders, I been havin some hard travelin, lord.
I been hittin' some hard rock minin, I thought you knowed. I been leanin on a pressure drill,
way down the road. Hammer flyin, air hose suckin, 6 foot of mud, and i sure been a muckin, and I been hittin some hard travelin, lord
I've been hittin some hard harvestin, I thought you knowed. North dakota to Kansas City, way down the road. Cuttin that wheet, stackin that hay, and I'm tryin to make about a dollar a day and I been havin some hard travelin, lord.
I been workin at Pittsburg Steel, I thought you knowed. I been dumpin that red hot slag, way down the road. I been a blastin, I been a firing, I been pouring the red hot iron, and I been hittin some hard travelin, lord.
I been layin in a hard rock jail I thought you knowd, I been layin out 90 days way down the road, Damned old judge said to me "90 days for vagrancy" I been hittin some hard travelin, lord.