1. I'm travelin South, tryin' to work my way back home.
I'm travelin South, tryin' to work my way back home.
I'm so broke and hungry, can't find a dime for the telephone.
2. Sometimes I feel so tired, I'm thinkin' about settlin' down.
I feel so tired sometimes, I'm thinkin' about settlin' down.
But I got so many more miles, until I reach the next town.
I'm travelin' South, I'm travelin' South,
I'm travelin' South, travelin' South.
I'm travelin' South, tryin to work my way back home.
3. I got to go, can't come back no more.
I got to go, can't come back no more.
But I got so many more miles,
So many more miles left to go.
I'm travelin' South, I'm travelin' South,
I'm travelin' South, travelin' South.
I'm travelin' South, tryin to work my way back home.
I'm travelin' South, I'm travelin' South ya'll,
I'm travelin' South, travelin' South.
Travelin' South, tryin to work my way back home.