My daddy is an engineer, my brother drives a hack
My sister pulls in washing, the baby balls the jack
And it looks like Im never gonna cease my wanderin

I been wanderin early and late
New york city to the golden gate
And it looks like Im never gonna cease my wanderin

Snakes in the ocean, eels in the sea
A red headed woman made a wrecka me
And it looks like Im never gonna cease my wanderin

Nobody knows you when youre down and out
In your pocket, not one penny
And your friends you know you havent any

If I ever get my hands on a dollar again
Im gonna hold onto it til george washington grins
Its mighty strange without a doubt
Nobody wants you when youre down and out