Some people say I'm a no-count Others say I'm no good But I'm just a natural born travellin' man Doin' what I think I should, oh yeah Doin' what I think I should And I don't give a damn about a Greenback a-dollar Spend it fast as I can For a wailing song and a good guitar The only things that I understand, poor 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 And sing what must be sung, poor boy Sing what must be sung." And I don't give a damn about a Greenback a-dollar Spend it fast as I can For a wailing song and a good guitar The only things that I understand, poor boy The only things that I understand Now that I'm a grown man I've travelled here and there I've learned that a bottle of brandy and a song The only ones who ever cared, poor boy The only ones who ever cared And I don't give a damn about a Greenback a-dollar Spend it fast as I can For a wailing song and a good guitar The only things that I understand, poor boy The only things that I understand Some people say I'm a no-count Others say I'm no good But I'm just a natural born travellin' man Doin' what I think I should, oh yeah Doin' what I think I should. And I don't give a damn about a Greenback a-dollar Spend it fast as I can For a wailing song and a good guitar The only things that I understand, poor boy The only things that I understand The only things that I understand, poor boy The only things that I understand