I been doin' some hard travelin' I thought you know I been doin' some hard travelin' Way down the road I been doin' some hard travelin' Hard ramblin', hard gamblin' I been doin' some hard travelin' Lord I been workin' in a hard rock tunnel I thought you know I been leanin' on a pressure drill Way down the road Hammer flyin', air hose s**in' Six feet of mud, I sure been muckin' I been doin' some hard travelin' Lord I been doin' some hard travelin' I thought you know I been doin' some hard travelin' Way down the road I been doin' some hard travelin' Hard ramblin', hard gamblin' I been doin' some hard travelin' Lord I been workin' the Pittsburg steel I thought you know I been workin' that red-hot slag Way down the road I been a-blastin', I been a-firin'
I been a-duckin' that red-hot fire I been doin' some hard travelin' Lord I been doin' some hard travelin' I thought you know I been doin' some hard travelin' Way down the road I been doin' some hard travelin' Hard ramblin', hard gamblin' I been doin' some hard travelin' Lord Well, I've been hittin' that Lincoln highway I thought you know I been hittin' that sixty-six Way down the road Well, a heavy load and a worried mind I a-lookin' for a woman that is hard to find I been doin' some hard travelin' Lord I been doin' some hard travelin' I thought you know I been doin' some hard travelin' Way down the road I been doin' some hard travelin' Hard ramblin', hard gamblin' I been doin' some hard travelin' Lord