Working on the road across this great big world 
I've been rolling like a stone, I never get back home 
Yes, I've been long-gone 
And boy, I've got the Birmingham Blues.

Been across the ocean to the south sea isles 
Yeah, I travelled to the east and west for mile and miles and miles 
And I've been long-gone 
And boy, I've got the Birmingham Blues.

Across the world I've seen 
People and places 
Could be the same 
But with a different name.

I wouldn't change the things I do for anything 
But I'd just like to hear the message of the streets again 
Give me a ticket 
Cause boy, I've got the Birmingham Blues.

It may be kind of homely but it sure is sweet 
Industrial Revolution put it on its feet 
But it's a long, long way 
Boy, I've got the Birmingham Blues.

Across the world I've seen 
People and places 
Could be the same 
But with a different name.

I'll go and stay awhile and all the folks I meet 
They'll say "You won't stay long, you got them travelling feet 
You'll soon be long-gone 
'Cos boy, you got the rest of the world blues!"

Across the world I've seen 
People and places 
Could be the same 
But with a different name.

Across the world I've seen 
People and places 
Could be the same 
But with a different name.