I been havin' some hard travelin'
I thought you know
I been havin' some hard travelin'
Way down the road
I been havin' some hard travelin'
Hard ramblin', hard gamblin'
I been havin' 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 blowin'
Six feet of mud, I sure been a-goin'
I been havin' some hard travelin', Lord

I been havin' some hard travelin'
I thought you know
I been havin' some hard travelin'
Way down the road
I been havin' some hard travelin'
Hard ramblin', hard gamblin'
I been havin' some hard travelin', Lord

I been havin' some hard harvestin'
I thought you know
I been hittin' some rough handlin'
Way down the road;
Cut that wheat and stack that hay
Tryin' to make about a dollar a day
I been a-havin' some hard travelin', Lord
I been havin' some hard travelin'
I thought you know
I been havin' some hard travelin'
Way down the road
I been havin' some hard travelin'
Hard ramblin', hard gamblin'
I been havin' some hard travelin', Lord

I been hittin' that Lincoln Highway
I thought you know
I been hittin' that sixty-six
Way down the road;
Heavy load and a worried mind
Lookin' for a woman that's hard to find
I been havin' some hard travelin', Lord

I been havin' some hard travelin'
I thought you know
I been havin' some hard travelin'
Way down the road
I been havin' some hard travelin'
Hard ramblin', hard gamblin'
I been havin' some hard travelin', Lord

I been workin' that Fittsburgh steel
I thought you know
I been workin' that red-hot slag
Way down the road
I been blastin', I been firin'
I been duckin' red-hot iron
I been havin' some hard travelin', Lord
I been havin' some hard travelin'
I thought you know
I been havin' some hard travelin'
Way down the road
I been havin' some hard travelin'
Hard ramblin', hard gamblin'
I been havin' some hard travelin', Lord

I been havin' some hard travelin'
I thought you know
I been havin' some hard travelin'
Way down the road
I been havin' some hard travelin'
Hard ramblin', hard gamblin'
I been havin' some hard travelin', Lord