Words and music Hoyt Axton and Ken Ramsey 1962 and 1963 Play muted bass strings only, except in chorus. (4 bar introduction)

^EmSome people say I'm a ^Gno count, ^COthers say I'm no ^Ggood, but I'm ^Gmjust a natural born traveling man, ^Ddoin' what I think I ^Emshould, O yeah, ^DDoin' what I think I ^Emshould.

Chorus:

^GAnd I don't give a ^Cdamn about a ^Ggreenback - a ^Cdollar ^GSpend it ^Cfast as a ^Gcan.^C For a ^Gwailin' ^Csong a ^Ggood gui-^Ctar The ^D7only thing that I under-^Emstand, O boy The ^D7only thing that I under-^Emstand

(Last Time Only)

The ^D7only thing that I under-^Emstand, O boy The ^D7only thing that I under-^Emstand

2nd Verse

^EmWhen I was a little ^Gbaby ^EmMy Mama said, "^G;Hey Son, ^GmTravel where you will and grow to be a man, and ^Dsing what must be ^Emsung, O boy ^DSing what must be ^Emsung". (Repeat Chorus)

3rd verse

^EmNow that I'm a ^Ggrown man, I've ^Emtraveled here and ^Gthere, I've ^Gmlearned that a bottle of brandy and a song, the ^Donly ones who ever ^Emcare, O boy, the ^Donly ones who ever ^Emcare.

(Repeat 1st verse and Chorus)

Kingston Trio - Greenback dollar