I was born a trav'lin' man, that's all I'll ever be. Movin' around from town to town, that's what makes me so free. My father was a trucker for the years of twenty-three, On the day that I was born his truck was left to me.
I'm the trav'lin' man, trav'lin' man, trav'lin' man, trav'lin' man, that's what I am.
Trav'lin' man, that's what I am, mama puts a load on me. You see me once or maybe twice, that's all you'll see of me. All you pretty women, Lord, I hope you'll understand, Don't be fallin' in love, just call in a trav'lin' man.
I'm the trav'lin' man, trav'lin' man, trav'lin' man, trav'lin' man, that's what I am.
Trav'lin' man, that's what I am; guess I'll always be. Trav'lin' man, that's what I am but at in the least I'm free.
Trav'lin' man, oh that's-a what I am.
Trav'lin' man, that's what I am, Lord, I move so fast. I have had so many women, none of them have last. I am a steady mover, movin' fast as sound, Always be some time for always movin' around.
I'm the trav'lin' man, trav'lin' man, trav'lin' man, trav'lin' man, oh that's-a what I am.