Hard Travelin'

(G]I been doin' some hard travelin',
I thought you knowed.
I been doin' some hard ramblin',
(D]Way down the (D7]road.
(G]I been doin' some hard ramblin',
(C]Hard drinkin', hard gamblin',
(G]I been doin' some (D]hard travelin', (G]Lord.

I been doin' some hard rock minin',
I thought you knowed;
I been a-leanin' on a pressure drill,
Way down the road.
Hammer flyin', air hose suckin',
Six feet of mud, I sure been a-muckin',
I been doin'some travelin', Lord.

I been a-laying in a hard rock jail
I thought you knowed;
I been a-layin' out 90 days,
Way down the road.
Well a mean old judge he said to me
It's 90 days for vagrancy
And I been doin'some travelin', Lord.

I been ridin' them fast passengers,
I thought you knowed;
I bin hittin' them flat wheelers,
Way down the road.
I bin riding them blind passengers
Dead enders, pickin' up cinders,
And I been doin'some travelin', Lord.

I been doin' some hard harvestin',
I thought you knowed;
North Dakota to Kansas Ciity
Way down the road;
Cuttin' that wheat and stackin' that hay,
Tryin' to make about a dollar a day,
I been doin' some hard harvestin', Lord.

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