Well, folks, I wanna tell you about a travelin' manHis home was down in TennesseeHe made a living stealin' chickensAnd everything else he could seeNow one day, the sheriff got behind that boyAnd made him take to the roadAin't never been a passenger train so fastOld joker couldn't climb on boardTravelin' manHe must have been a travelin' manTravelin', ramblin' manHe was the swiftest in the landGamblin', ramblin' JoeThey know'd him in every townNo, he couldn't give upNo, he wouldn't stay putAnd I'll guess he never settled downWell, they sent that fella to the spring one dayFor to fetch a pail of waterAnd the distance from the spring to the houseIt was 16 miles and a quarterHe got the water and it was alrightBut then he hooked his toe and he fell downHe ran to the house and he got another bucketCaught the water 'fore it hit the groundTravelin' manHe must have been a travelin' manTravelin', ramblin' manHe was the swiftest in the landGamblin', ramblin' JoeThey know'd him in every townHe wouldn't give upNo, he couldn't stay putAnd I'll guess he never settled downWell, he hoboed the great TitanicThought he'd sail out the ocean blueAnd 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 laughedAnd said, "Look at what a great big fool"But while that boat was a-sinkingJoe was shootin' craps down in LiverpoolTravelin' manHe must have been a travelin' manTravelin', ramblin' manHe was the swiftest in the landGamblin', ramblin', JoeThey know'd him in every townHe couldn't give upAnd he wouldn't stay putAnd I'll guess he never settled downThank youWell, since I got these little finger picks on here, I think I'll do anotherYeah
