Beat It On Down the Line (Live at Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR, May 19, 1974)

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Well, this job I've got is a little too hard, uh-huh I'm running out of money, Lord, I need more pay I'm gonna wake up in the morning, Lord, I'm gonna pack my bag I'm gonna beat it on down the line [Chorus 1] I'm going down the line Going down the line (Going down the line) Going down the line (Going down the line) Going down the line (Going down the line) Yes, I'm going down the line (Going down the line) Going down the line (Going down the line) Hey, uh-huh, well now, beat it on down the line [Verse 2] Yes, and I'll be waiting at the station, Lord, when that train pulls on by I, I'm going back where I belong Yes, and I'm going home to my same old used-to-be Yes, down in Joe Brown's coal mine [Chorus 2] I said coal mine (Coal mine) Whoa, coal mine (Coal mine) I said coal mine (Coal mine) Hey, hey, coal mine (Coal mine) Yeah, yeah (Coal mine) Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (Coal mine) Coal mine, well now, down in Joe Brown's coal mine Rock on [Instrumental Break] [Verse 3] Yes, I'm going back to that shack way across the railroad track Uh-huh, that's where I think I belong Yes, I got a sweet woman, Lord, and she's waiting there for me And that's where I'm gonna make my happy home [Chorus 3] I said happy home (Happy home) Whoa, happy home (Happy home) Said a happy home (Happy home) Said a happy, said a happy (Happy home) Happy, happy, happy home (Happy home) Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (Happy home) Happy home, well now, that's where I'm gonna make my happy home [Outro] Thank you