Sunday, October 29, 2006

"I've Been Everywhere"

Mike loves this song, so here are the words...

I've Been Everywhere
sung by Johnny Cash

I was totin' my pack along the long dusty Winnemucca road
When along came a semi with a high canvas covered load
If your goin' to Winnemucca, Mack with me you can ride
And so I climbed into the cab and then I setteled down inside
He asked me if I'd seen a road with so much dust and sand
And I said, "Listen! I've traveled every road in this here land!"

I've been everywhere,man
I've been everywhere, man
Crossed the deserts bare, man
I've breathed the mountain air, man
Of travel I've had my share, man
I've been everywhere

I've been to
Reno Chicago Fargo Minnesota Buffalo Toronto Winslow Sarasota Wichita Tulsa Ottawa Okalahoma Tampa Panama Mattawa LaPaloma Bango Baltimore Salvador Amarillo Tocapillo Barranquilla and Padilla

I'm a killer
I've been everywhere, man
I've been everywhere, man
Crossed the deserts bare, man
I've breathed the mountain air, man
Of travel I've had my share, man
I've been everywhere

I've been to
Boston Charleston Dayton Louisiana Washington Houston Kingston Texarkana Monterey Fairaday Santa Fe Tallapoosa Glen Rock Black Rock Little Rock Oskaloosa Tennessee Tennessee Chicopee Spirit Lake Grand Lake Devil's Lake Crater Lake

For Pete's sake
I've been everywhere, man
I've been everywhere, man
Crossed the deserts bare, man
I've breathed the mountain air, man
Of travel I've had my share, man
I've been everywhere

I've been to
Louisville Nashville Knoxville Ombabika Schefferville Jacksonville Waterville Costa Rock Pittsfield Springfield Bakersfield Shreveport Hackensack Cadillac Fond Du Lac Davenport Idaho Jellico Argentina Diamantin Pasadena Catalina

See what I mean
I've been everywhere, man
I've been everywhere, man
Crossed the deserts bare, man
I've breathed the mountain air, man
Of travel I've had my share, man
I've been everywhere

I've been to
Pittsburgh Parkersburg Gravelbourg Colorado Ellensburg Rexburg Vicksburg Eldorado Larimore Adimore Haverstraw Chatanika Shasta Nebraska Alaska Opalacka Baraboo Waterloo Kalamazoo Kansas City Sioux City Cedar City Dodge City

What a pity
I've been everywhere, man
I've been everywhere, man
Crossed the deserts bare, man
I've breathed the mountain air, man
Of travel I've had my share, man
I've been everywhere

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