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(Spoken) This here next song is the story, about the fella that was hitchhikin' Away down in Southern Nevada, along came this big long truck Loaded down with potatoes. And the trucker put on the air brakes and Pulled over to the side, and said "Jump in son, throw in your bag, an' The one your carrin', an' he said "where all ya been son?" Well he said "I've Been Everywhere Man" And that's the name of this one. [Verse 1]
I was Chitchhiking down along, The dusty Winemaca road When aClong came a transport truck with High and canvas covered load If you're Fgoing to Winemaca Mack
With me you can ride
I Cclimed into the cab And then I settled down inside
He G7asked me if I seen a road With so much dust and sand I said Clisten bud I've travelled
Every road in this here land. [chorus]
CI've been everywhere man CI've been everywhere man FCross the deserts bare man I've Cbreathed the mountain air man Of G7travel I've had my share man I've been everyCwhere
(spoken) Where ya been he says? Oh let me see now, a couple of places [Verse 2]
I've been to CReno, Chicago, Fargo Minnesota Buffalo, Toronto, Winslow, South Dakota FWichita, Tulsa, Ottawa, Oklahoma CTampa. Panama, Mattawa, La Paloma G7Durango, Baltimore, Salvador, Amarillo CTocopilla, Barranquilla and Padilla I'm a killer
[chorus]
CI've been everywhere man CI've been everywhere man FCross the deserts bare man I've Cbreathed the mountain air man I've G7travelled, I've done my share man, I've been everyCwhere
(spoken) Is that right? He says after a long pause And I says.... [Verse 3]
CBoston, Charleston, Dayton, Louisiana Washington, Houston, Kingston, Texarkana FMonterey, Ferriday, Santa Fe, Tallapoosa CGlen Rock, Black Rock, Oskaloosa. G7Tennessee, Hennessey, Chicopee, Spirit Lake CGrand Lake, Devil's Lake, Crater Lake, for Pete's sake.
[chorus]
CI've been everywhere man CI've been everywhere man FCross the deserts bare man I've Cbreathed the mountain air man I've G7travelled, I've done my share man, I've been everyCwhere
(spoken) This truck driver turned around to me again And said " Look buddy, If you ain't Hank Snow, don't you ever shut up?" And I says [Verse 3]
CLouisville, Nashville, Knoxville, Omaha New York, New Port, Costa Rica, Utah FMontreal, Springfield, Bakersfield, Shreveport CHackensack, Cadillac, Fond Du Lac, Davenport G7Idaho, Mexico, Argentina, Diamontina CPasadena, Catalina, see what I mean Jack!
[chorus]
CI've been everywhere man CI've been everywhere man FCross the deserts bare man I've Cbreathed the mountain air man I've G7travelled, I've done my share man, I've been everyCwhere
(spoken)
CNow this truck driver again turned around to me And said "Look it here buddy, I'm kinda gettin' sick and tired
Of you talkin' about all these United States cities and towns. I'm a Canadian Truck driver and I want to here alittle bit of the North Country for a change. " Well I said there's always North Bay and headin' up to Northern Ontario To places like...... [Verse 4]
CTemogami, New New Liskeard, Haileybury, Cobalt, Timmins Ansonville, Kirkland Lake, Cochrane, Kapuskasing FHearst, Geralton, Beardmore and the Lake Head
And headin' form Nipigon down 17
CInto Scriber, Marathon, White River, Wawa and Sault. St. Marie Headin' east from the Sault on 17 G7To Thessalon, Blind River, Elliot Lake, Manitoulin Island
Espanola, Sudbury, Cache Bay, Sturgeon Falls
CAnd Back to North Bay
Headin' down south now number 11
To CHuntsville, Bracebridge, Gravenhurst, Orillia, Barrie Aurora, Newmarket, and ever Stoffville
And even that other town we all know well called Toronto
COhhh Haliburton, Colorado, Winnipeg Ellensburg, Rexburg, Vicksburg, Eldorado FLarrimore, Atmore, Haverstraw, Vancouver CChaska, Nebraska, Alaska, Opelika. G7Baraboo, Waterloo, Kalamazoo, Kansas City CCedar City, Dodge City, what a pity.
[chorus]
CI've been everywhere man CI've been everywhere man FCross the deserts bare man I've Cbreathed the mountain air man I've G7travelled, I've done my share man, I've been everyCwhere
(spoken)
CWell this truck driver looked at me again And he said "Don't you know nothin' about the Maritimes at all buddy?"
He had the oddasity to ask me, 'course you Newfounlanders Wouldn't understand that word. That's a big word I learned in Skinner's Pond school, Prince Edward Island Didn't really mean that you know, but I had to say it anyhow Yeah he says, "Don't you know nothin' about the Maritimes? I said "Look buddy, I can tell buy the big spuds on the back of your rig You must be a spud picker from Prince Edward Island I can tell ya that much about the Maritimes. " You must be friends with, them there Blue Nosers from Nova Scotia And the New Brunswick Harring Chokers Not to metion anything, of course about them Squid Jiggin' lads From Over Newfoundland. An' the run of the towns in the Maritimes goes like this buddy, [Verse 5]
There's CMoncton, Chatam, Saint John, Camalton Grand Falls, Sacland, New Castle, Fredricton FCharlottetown, Summerside, Glasby, Annapolis CSpringhill, Sydney, New Glasgow, Antigonish G7Windsor, Torrold, Gander, Bona Vista, Saint John's CPort aux Basques and Minster
[chorus]
CI've been everywhere man CI've been everywhere man FCross the deserts bare man I've Cbreathed the mountain air man But G7there's just one place I haven't been
Tramp on the gas and roar man
CSoon we're gonna be there man Soon we're gonna be there