I was born a travelin' man, that's all I'll ever be

Moving around from town to town is what makes me so free

My father was a trucker for the years of '23

On the day that I was born his blood was left to me

I'm a travelin' man

Travelin' Man -- that's what I am

Travelin' Man

Travelin' Man

That's what I am

Travelin' man -- that's what I am

No woman puts a hold on me

You'll see me once or maybe twice

That's all you'll see of me

All you pretty women Lord, I hope you understand

Don't be a fool Lord no, and put your heart in a travellin' man

I'm a travelin' man

Travelin' Man

Travelin' Man -- that's what I am

Travelin' Man

Travelin' Man -- that's what I am

Guess I'll always be

Travelin' Man -- that's what I am

But at least I'm free

Travelin' man

Oh - that's what I am

Travelin' man -- that's what I am, Lord I move so fast

I have had so many women, none of them have last

I am just a mover, moving fast as sound

Always free, sometimes lonely. Always movin' around

Travelin' Man

Travelin' Man -- that's what I am

Travelin' Man

Oh - that's what I am