Took my wheels away from home
And headed for the sun
Left my folks to run the farm
While I was having fun
Well I travel round just picking sounds
In a town by day and night
For a dollar and a bottle of ale
Well times get along alright
And I’ve got a bed to lay my head tonight

Times can be hard and the money poor
And life is sometimes low
Churning miles to another town
It’s the way life seems to go
But I’ve got my sole in another role
No one to tell me right
For dollar a day bottle of ale
And times get along alright
And I’ve got a bed to lay my head tonight

My friends told me to travel round
And see the world afar
So I took his advice and now I see
It’s so different where you are
We’ll I look to the sky and see the night
And see a shooting star
Certain things don’t change no matter where you are

Now aimless goals present themselves
Each and every day
So I took a chance and left my roots
For a greener land away
Well I travel round just picking sounds
In a town by day and night
For a dollar a day, and a bottle of ale
And times get along alright
And I’ve got a be to lay my head tonight.