Intro :
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Well I'm so tired of cryin' but I'm out, on the road again, I'm on th e ro ad again.
Well I'm so tired of cryin' but I'm out, on the road again, I'm on th e ro ad again.
I ain't got no woman, just to call my s pecial friend .
You know t he first time I traveled out, in the rain and snow, in the rain and snow.
You know t he first time I traveled out, in the rain and snow, in the rain and snow.
I didn't have no payroll, not even n o pl ace to g o.
And my dear mother left me when I was quite young, whe n I was qu ite young.
And my dear mother left me when I was quite young, whe n I was qu ite young.
She said " Lord have mercy, on my w icke d son. "
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Take a hint from me mama please, don't you cry no more, don't you cry no more.
Take a hint from me mama please, don't you cry no more, don't you cry no more.
Cause it's soon one morning, down t he ro ad I 'm gon e.
And I'm going to leave the city, got to go away, got to g o away
And I'm going to leave the city, got to go away, got to g o away
All this fussing and fighting, man I su re can 't sta y.
But I ain't going down that long and lonesome ro ad, all by myself.
But I ain't going down that long and lonesome ro ad, all by myself.
I can't carry you baby, gonna car ry s omebo dy els e.
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