I been a-havin'some hard travellin', I thought you kno wed,
I been a-havin'some hard travellin', w ay down the road,
I been a-havin'some ha rd travellin', ha rd ramblin', ha rd gamblin',
I been havin'some hard travellin', Lo rd.
I been a-workin'in a hard rock tunnel, I t hought you k nowed,
I been a-leanin'on a pressure drill, wa y down the road,
Hammer flyin', air hose suc kin', six feet of m ud, I sure been a-m uckin'
I been havin'some hard travellin', Lo rd.
I been a-workin'that Pittsburg sttel, I thought you kno wed,
I been workin'that red-hot slag, way do wn the road,
I been a-blastin', I been a-firin', I b een a-duckin're d-hot iron,
I been havin'some hard travellin', Lord.
I been hittin'some hard harvestin', I thought you kn owed,
I been hittin'some rough handlin', way do wn the road,
Cut that wheat and s tack that hay, tr yin'to make about a dollar a day,
I been havin'some hard travellin', Lo rd.
I been hittin'that Lincoln Highway, I thought you knowe d,
I been a-hittin'that sixty-six, way do wn the road,
Heavy load and worried m ind, lookin'for a woman that's ha rd to find,
I been havin'some hard travellin', Lo rd.