Stompin' Tom Connors - Ive been everywhere
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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