Travellin' South, on my way back home,
Travellin' South, on my way back home.
Got no money, for the telephone.

So tired, think I'm gonna lay down,
So tired, think I'm gonna lay down.
Got a hundred miles, 'for I reach the next town.

Gonna leave this town, ain't comin' back no more,
Gonna leave this town, ain't comin' back no more.
Goin' to Texas, only place I know.

So tired, think I'm gonna lay down,
So tired, think I'm gonna lay down.
Got a hundred miles, 'for I reach the next town.

Gonna leave this town, ain't comin' back no more,
Gonna leave this town, ain't comin' back no more.
Goin' to Texas, only place I know.

So tired, think I'm gonna lay down,
So tired, think I'm gonna lay down.
Got a hundred miles, 'for I reach the next town.