Standard (EADGBE)
Intro
(Mandolin/Double Bass)
Verse 1
My mama was the cold north wind,
My daddy was the so-n,
Of a railroad man, from west of Hell,
Where the trains don't even run.
Bridge 1
Never heard the whistle of a South-bound freight,
Or the singing of it's drivin' wheel...(No I...)
Chorus 1
Never did no wanderin', never did no wanderin'.
Never did no wanderin' after all.
Verse 2
They say the highway's just one big road,
And it goes from here to the-re.
And they say you carry a heavy load,
When you're rollin' down the line some-where.
Bridge 2
Never seen the dance of the telephone poles,
As they go whizzin' by...(No I...)
Chorus 2
Never did no wanderin', never did no wanderin'.
Never did no wanderin' after all.
Break
Never did no wanderin'... high.
Never did no wanderin'... low.
Interlude
Verse 3
Now a sailors life is a life for him,
But it never was for me-e.
And I've never soared where the hawk may soar,
Or seen what the hawk might see.
Bridge 3
Never hiked to heaven on a mountain trail,
Never rolled on a river's rage...(No I...)
Chorus 3
Never did no wanderin', never did no wanderin'.
Never did no wanderin' after all.
Outro
Never did no wanderin' after all...
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