Stompin' Tom Connors - I've Been Everywhere lyrics

(Spoken) This here next song is the story, about the fella that was hitchhikin' Away down in Southern Nevada, along came this big long truck Loaded down with potatoes. And the trucker put on the air brakes and Pulled over to the side, and said "Jump in son, throw in your bag, an' The one your carrin', an' he said "where all ya been son?" Well he said "I've Been Everywhere Man" And that's the name of this one. I was hitchhiking down along, The dusty Winemaca road When along came a transport truck with High and canvas covered load If you're going to Winemaca Mack With me you can ride I climed into the cab And then I settled down inside He asked me if I seen a road With so much dust and sand I said listen bud I've travelled Every road in this here land. I've been everywhere man I've been everywhere man Cross the deserts bare man I've breathed the mountain air man Of travel I've had my share Man I've been everywhere Where ya been he says? Oh let me see now, a couple of places I've been to Reno, Chicago, Fargo Minnesota Buffalo, Toronto, Winslow, South Dakota Wichita, Tulsa, Ottawa, Oklahoma Tampa. Panama, Mattawa, La Paloma Durango, Baltimore, Salvador, Amarillo Tocopilla, Barranquilla and Padilla I'm a k**er I've been everywhere man I've been everywhere man Cross the deserts bare man I've breathed the mountain air man I've travelled, I've done my share man, I've been everywhere Is that right? He says after a long pause And I says Boston, Charleston, Dayton, Louisiana Washington, Houston, Kingston, Texarkana Monterey, Ferriday, Santa Fe, Tallapoosa Glen Rock, Black Rock, Oskaloosa. Tennessee, Hennessey, Chicopee, Spirit Lake Grand Lake, Devil's Lake, Crater Lake, for Pete's sake. I've been everywhere man I've been everywhere man Cross the deserts bare man I've breathed the mountain air man I've travelled, I've done my share man, I've been everywhere This truck driver turned around to me again And said " Look buddy, If you ain't Hank Snow, don't you ever shut up?" And I says Louisville, Nashville, Knoxville, Omaha New York, New Port, Costa Rica, Utah Montreal, Springfield, Bakersfield, Shreveport Hackensack, Cadillac, Fond Du Lac, Davenport Idaho, Mexico, Argentina, Diamontina Pasadena, Catalina, see what I mean Jack! I've been everywhere man I've been everywhere man Cross the deserts bare man I've breathed the mountain air man I've travelled, I've done my share man, I've been everywhere Now this truck driver again turned around to me And said "Look it here buddy, I'm kinda gettin' sick and tired Of you talkin' about all these United States cities and towns. I'm a Canadian Truck driver and I want to here alittle bit of the North Country for a change. " Well I said there's always North Bay and headin' up to Northern Ontario To places like Temogami, New New Liskeard, Haileybury, Cobalt, Timmins Ansonville, Kirkland Lake, Cochrane, Kapuskasing Hearst, Geralton, Beardmore and the Lake Head And headin' form Nipigon down 17 Into Scriber, Marathon, White River, Wawa and Sault. St. Marie Headin' east from the Sault on 17 To Thessalon, Blind River, Elliot Lake, Manitoulin Island Espanola, Sudbury, Cache Bay, Sturgeon Falls And Back to North Bay Headin' down south now number 11 To Huntsville, Bracebridge, Gravenhurst, Orillia, Barrie Aurora, Newmarket, and ever Stoffville And even that other town we all know well called Toronto Ohhh Haliburton, Colorado, Winnipeg Ellensburg, Rexburg, Vicksburg, Eldorado Larrimore, Atmore, Haverstraw, Vancouver Chaska, Nebraska, Alaska, Opelika. Baraboo, Waterloo, Kalamazoo, Kansas City Cedar City, Dodge City, what a pity. I've been everywhere man I've been everywhere man Cross the deserts bare man I've breathed the mountain air man I've travelled, I've done my share man, I've been everywhere Well this truck driver looked at me again And he said "Don't you know nothin' about the Maritimes at all buddy?" He had the oddasity to ask me, 'course you Newfounlanders Wouldn't understand that word. That's a big word I learned in Skinner's Pond school, Prince Edward Island Didn't really mean that you know, but I had to say it anyhow Yeah he says, "Don't you know nothin' about the Maritimes? I said "Look buddy, I can tell buy the big spuds on the back of your rig You must be a spud picker from Prince Edward Island I can tell ya that much about the Maritimes. " You must be friends with, them there Blue Nosers from Nova Scotia And the New Brunswick Harring Chokers Not to metion anything, of course about them Squid Jiggin' lads From Over Newfoundland. An' the run of the towns in the Maritimes goes like this buddy, There's Moncton, Chatam, Saint John, Camalton Grand Falls, Sacland, New Castle, Fredricton Charlottetown, Summerside, Glasby, Annapolis Springhill, Sydney, New Glasgow, Antigonish Windsor, Torrold, Gander, Bona Vista, Saint John's Port aux Basques and Minster I've been everywhere man I've been everywhere man Cross the deserts bare man I've breathed the mountain air man But there's just one place I haven't been Tramp on the gas and roar man Soon we're gonna be there man Soon we're gonna be there