'Some people say I'm a no 'count. Others say I'm no good.
But I'm just a nat'ral-born travelin' man, doin' what I think I should. Doin' what I think I should.

And I don't give a damn about a greenback dollar, I spend it as fast as I can.
For a wailin' song and a good guitar, are the only things that I understand, there the only things that I understand, oh boy, the only things that I understand.

When I was a little baby, my momma said, "Hey, son. Travel where you will and grow to be a man
But sing what must be sung, sing what must be sung."

And I don't give a damn about a greenback dollar, I spend it as fast as I can.
For a wailin' song and a good guitar, are the only things that I understand, the only things that I understand, oh boy, the only things that I understand.

Now that I'm a grown man, I've traveled here and there. I've learned that a bottle of brandy and a song,
Are the only ones who ever care, the only ones who ever care.

And I don't give a damn about a greenback dollar, I spend it as fast as I can.
For a wailin' song and a good guitar, are the only things that I understand, oh boy, the only things that I understand, the only things that I understand, oh boy, the only things that I understand​.'