[Verse 1]
Spent some time up in Oregon, I spent some time up in Maine
All the ones who knew me then, I said now they don't know my name
But there comes a time you know you realize that there's never really anyone
Who knows you all the time

Yodel-ee-del-ay-ee-tee
Yeah you know I'm gonna be free

[Verse 2]
Last time I was Memphis-bound, I say Memphis, Tennessee
Met some friends and we played my songs, now that's makin' good kind of music by me
But you know my life is always changin' lines just to suit some melody
I'm hummin' all the time

Yodel-ee-del-ay-ee-tee
Yeah you know I'm gonna be free

[Verse 3]
Every place I've ever been I've just simply sung my thoughts
People pick up on what suits 'em best and that's me after I'm gone
There ain't nobody in this whole round world gonna ever really know my mind
Or know me all the time

Yodel-ee-del-ay-ee-tee
Yeah you know I'm gonna be free
[Outro]
Yeah I'm gonna be free if I have to step outside and catch a train
In the rain