Kin To The Wind (2001), Marty Robbins version
They call me a drifter, they say I'm no good
I'll never amount to a thing
Well I may be a drifter and I may be no good
There's joy in this song that I sing
Saddle tramp, saddle tramp
I'm as free as the breeze and I ride where I please
Saddle tramp
At night I will rest 'neath a blanket of blue
Doubt if I ever will change
I might even dream of a lady I knew
Might even whisper her name
Saddle tramp, saddle tramp
I'm as free as the breeze and I ride where I please
Saddle tramp
I might even wind up in Idaho
Visit a cute little miss
A sweet little someone I used to know
I might even stop long enough for a kiss
Saddle tramp, saddle tramp
I'm as free as the breeze and I ride where I please
Saddle tramp
Might even ride back through Phoenix someday
Might even stop for awhile
But branded, no never! I'll not be tied down
Trapped by a fair lady's smile
Saddle tramp, saddle tramp
I'm as free as the breeze and I ride where I please
Saddle tramp, saddle tramp
I'm as free as the breeze and I ride where I please
Saddle tramp
Last Of The Troubadours (2004), Curley Fletcher version
Now they call me scum, a saddle bum and ever since the day
I quit the strife of cowboy life to travel sing and play
I'm a saddle tramp from ranch to camp, I'm travling near and far
I'm a horseback bum to sing and strum on my mexican guitar
I used to work and now I shirk and I never more will hire
To mark an ear, to turn a steer nor tend a branding fire
The pie and cake is mine to take it's the best of everything
I'll lay my head on the softest bed I'll play this old guitar and sing
I'll stay a while and sing and smile and when there comes a rift
When things get cool I ain't no fool I fork my bronc and drift
I'll travel down to a little town when winter comes along
To sweet Lolita my senorita and sing for her my song
Oh here or there or anywhere that I may choose to roam
Noe me they'll feed and my saddle steed will always find a home
I'll tell you that my horse is fat and I want you to know
That it's mighty fine to ride grub line, I'm welcome where I go
Most of the time..