Verse 1:
Some people say I'm a no count
Others say I'm no good
But I'm just a natural born traveling man
Doin' what I think I should, oh yeah
Doin' what I think I should.
Chorus:
And I don't give a damn about a greenback dollar
Spend it fast as a can
For a wailing song a good guitar
The only things that I understand, poor boy
The only things that I understand
Verse 2:
When I was a little baby
My Mama 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
Chorus:
And I don't give a damn about a greenback dollar
Spend it fast as a can
For a wailing song a good guitar
The only things that I understand, poor boy
The only things that I understand.
Verse 3:
Now that I'm a grown man
I've traveled here and there
I've learned that a bottle of brandy and a song
the only ones who ever care, poor boy
the only ones who ever care.
Chorus:
And I don't give a damn about a greenback dollar
Spend it fast as a can
For a wailing song a good guitar
The only things that I understand, poor boy
The only things that I understand
Verse 4:
Some people say I'm a no count
Others say I'm no good
But I'm just a natural born traveling man
Doin' what I think I should, oh yeah
Doin' what I think I should.
Chorus:
And I don't give a damn about a greenback dollar
Spend it fast as a can
For a wailing song 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.