I've been havin' some hard travelin', I thought you 
knowed
I've been havin' some hard travelin', way down the road
I've been havin' some hard travelin', hard ramblin', 
hard gamblin'
I've been havin' some hard travelin', lord

I've been ridin' them fast rattlers, I thought you 
knowed
I've been ridin' them flat wheelers, way down the road
I've been ridin' them blind passengers, dead-enders, 
kickin' up cinders
I've been havin' some hard travelin', lord

I've been hittin' some hard-rock minin', I thought you 
knowed
I've been leanin' on a pressure drill, way down the 
road
Hammer flyin', air-hole suckin', six foot of mud and I 
shore been a muckin'
And I've been hittin' some hard travelin', lord

I've been hittin' some hard harvestin', I thought you 
knowed
North Dakota to Kansas City, way down the road
Cuttin' that wheat, stackin' that hay, and I'm tryin' 
make about a dollar a day
And I've been havin' some hard travelin', lord

I've been working that Pittsburgh steel, I thought you 
knowed
I've been a dumpin' that red-hot slag, way down the 
road
I've been a blasting, I've been a firin', I've been a 
pourin' red-hot iron
I've been hittin' some hard travelin', lord

I've been layin' in a hard-rock jail, I thought you 
knowed
I've been a laying out 90 days, way down the road
Damned old judge, he said to me, "It's 90 days for 
vagrancy."
And I've been hittin' some hard travelin', lord

I've been walking that Lincoln highway, I thought you 
knowed,
I've been hittin' that 66, way down the road
Heavy load and a worried mind, lookin' for a woman 
that's hard to find,
I've been hittin' some hard travelin', lord