Hard Travelling

Woody Guthrie

DI've been a havin' some hard travelin', I thought you knowed
I've been a havin' some hard travelin'A, way down the road
DI've been a havin' some hard travelin'G, hard ramblin', hard gamblin'
AI've been a havin' some hard travelin'D, lord

I've been ridin' them fast rattlers, I thought you knowed
I've been ridin' them flat wheelers, way down the road
I've been ridin' them blind passengers, dead-enders, kickin' up cinders
I've been havin' some hard travelin', lord

I've been a-hittin' some hard-rock minin', I thought you knowed
I've been a-leanin' on a pressure drill, way down the road
Hammer flyin', air-hose suckin', six foot of mud and I shore been a muckin'
And I've been a-hittin' some hard travelin', lord

I've been a-hittin' some hard harvestin', I thought you knowed
North Dakota to Kansas City, way down the road
Cuttin' that wheat, stackin' that hay, and I'm tryin' make about a dollar a day
And I've been a-havin' some hard travelin', lord

I've been working that Pittsburgh steel, I thought you knowed
I've been a dumpin' that red-hot slag, way down the road
I've been a blasting, I've been a firin', I've been a pourin' red-hot iron
I've been hittin' some hard travelin', lord

I've been a-layin' in a hard-rock jail, I thought you knowed
I've been a-laying out 90 days, way down the road
Damned old judge, he said to me, "It's 90 days for vagrancy."
And I've been hittin' some hard travelin', lord