I'm a walkin' southern bound down the highway

The cars and the buses and the big trucks pass me by

I walk awhile then I thumb they must think I'm a bum

Cause no one will give this country boy a ride

Well I left to get a job in that big city cause Lucy's dad said son don't hang around

I got her letter in the mail today and they can't keep me away

Tonight this country boy is southern bound

Can't afford a ticket on that Big Gray Dog

Where I'm a goin' they don't know a freight train sound

I'm a long way from home cold and hungry and all alone

Tonight this country boy is southern bound

[ el.banjo - fiddle ]

Well I know they will all be glad to see me

It's been three long years since I left to roam

I can hear my mama cry as she kissed her boy goodbye

But tonight this country boy is headed home

I've got just enough left to buy some coffee

And I'll spend it if this road goes through the town

Take some money if I grind all I have left is my pride

If I have to walk I will I'm southern bound

Can't afford a ticket...

Tonight this country boy is southern bound

(Tonight this country boy is southern bound)