Me and my old lady Ain't been gettin' along Things don't get better, I'll soon be long gone This situation's driving me insane Somebody fetch my coat and hat and hand me my walking cane Gotta put on my travelin' shoes Gotta put on my travelin' shoes Gotta put on my travelin' shoes Gotta put on my travelin' shoes I'm trying to tell you, boys These hard-headed women these days The way they try and treat a man Ain't nothing but a doggone shame I talk and talk and talk She didn't hear a word I said Gonna get Hank Aaron's baseball bat And tenderize her head Gotta put on my travelin' shoes Gotta put on my travelin' shoes Gotta put on my travelin' shoes Gotta put on my travelin' shoes Oh yeah Oh yeah Oh yeah Oh yeah I'm trying to tell you, boys I've just about had enough I'm not gonna stick around And put up with all this stuff This situation is enough to k** a man Somebody fetch my coat and hat and hand me my walking cane Gotta put on my travelin' shoes Gotta put on my travelin' shoes Gotta put on my travelin' shoes Whoo! Oh yeah Oh yeah Oh yeah Oh yeah