I've laid around and played around this old town too long

Summer's almost gone yes winter's comin' on

I've laid around and played around this old town too long

And I feel like I've gotta travel on.



Papa writes to Johnny Johnny can't come home

Johnny can't come home no Johnny can't come home

Papa writes to Johnny Johnny can't come home

'Cause he's been on that chain gang too long.



I've laid around and played around this old town too long

Summer's almost gone yes winter's comin' on

I've laid around and played around this old town too long

And I feel like I've gotta travel on.



--- Instrumental ---



I wanna see my honey, wanna see her bad

Wanna see her bad, oh, I wanna see her bad

I wanna see my honey, wanna see her bad

She's the best girl a poor boy ever had.



--- Instrumental ---



High sheriff and police ridin' after me

Ridin' after me, they ridin' after me

High sheriff and police they' ridin' after me

And I feel like I've gotta travel on.



I've laid around and played around this old town too long

Summer's almost gone yes winter's comin' on

I've laid around and played around this old town too long

And I feel like I've gotta travel on.



And I feel like I've gotta travel on...