The Vagabond (Rock & Roll Jamboree Version)

Lyrics

[VERSE 1:] I'm wearin' two pair of underwear Some worn out kicks, and my mangy hair Could formerly be referred to As blonde I'm just a couple years out the clink And I'll take showers in your kitchen sink I guess I'm what you'd call A Vagabond I guess I'm what you'd call A Vagabond I been walking the highway for a while On my shoulder is a satchel, on my face a smile Fragrance of the road is my cologne Maybe I get some sun, maybe get a ride I don't worry none let destiny decide Life's laid back when you're totally alone Life's laid back when you're on your own [Chorus:] See I don't have much, don't have much baby Don't want much, don't want much baby Don't need much, need much 'cept baby The promise of whiskey at the end of the day I'm just a Vagabond looking for a place to stay [VERSE 2:] See I walk and walk and walk some more I'm a green grass high and a little sore Hoping that a car will soon appear I stick out my thumb and I let it linger And my eye kinda travels to the ring on my finger It reminds me of a woman who's not here And my chest starts hurting, that's just cuz' of the heat And for the first time in days, I start feeling my feet I start feeling the feeling, the journey's crushing me Cool it man, just get it out of your head Where's the car, where's the car, this road is fuckin' dead But I don't worry, just repeat instead [Chorus:] That I don't have much, don't have much baby Don't want much, don't want much baby Don't need much, need much 'cept baby The promise of whiskey at the end of the day And the tolerance to drink all my memories away I'm just a Vagabond looking for a place to stay Oh, yeah! Hey! [VERSE 3:] I've been to three states and as many days And my head's been baking in a blaze A fumes and blumes of daisies choked by weeds I looked into the eyes of a roadkill deer And he sort of told me run away from here Where every man's a vulture fit to feed Yeah, well fleeing ain't a problem for me Cuz if you get me down then I guarantee I'll up and leave and I never will return Yeah, I'll break your heart, I'll break your back I won't lose no sleep, shit I can't keep track Of every bridge I use and then I burn And the night's in pennant and the doom is too And the thought of what I'd done to you Is what sends me to through desert and beyond Oh, stop stop please, I'm up for a tray Just take me far away from mistakes I made And gimme some release Help me sleep in peace Take pity on the broken Vagabond [Chorus:] You see I don't have much, don't have much baby I don't want much, don't want much baby I don't need much, need much cept' baby The promise of shelter at the end of the day From the places where the bad bastards swarm and pray With every bone in my body wanna hear you say That this Vagabond can put his walking shoes away I'm just a Vagabond looking for a place to stay Yeah!