Stompin' Tom Connors - I've Been Everywhere lyrics

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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 thats the name of this one.

I was hitchhiking down along, The dusty Winemaca road

When along came a transport truck with High and canvas covered load

If you're going to Winemaca Mack

With me you can ride

I climbed into the cab

And then I settled down inside

He asked me if I seen a road

With so much dust and sand

I said listen bud I've travelled

Every road in this here land.

I've been everywhere man

I've been everywhere man

Cross the deserts bare man

I've breathed the mountain air man

Of travel I've had my share

Man I've been everywhere

Where ya been he says?

Oh let me see now, a couple of places

I've been to Reno, Chicago, Fargo Minnesota

Buffalo, Toronto, Winslow, South Dakota

Wichita, Tulsa, Ottawa, Oklahoma

Tampa. Panama, Mattawa, La Paloma

Durango, Baltimore, Salvador, Amarillo

Tocopilla, Barranquilla and Padilla I'm a killer

I've been everywhere man

I've been everywhere man

Cross the deserts bare man

I've breathed the mountain air man

I've travelled, I've done my share man,

I've been everywhere

Is that right? he says after a long pause

And I says

Boston, Charleston, Dayton, Louisiana

Washington, Houston, Kingston, Texarkana

Monterey, Ferriday, Santa Fe, Tallapoosa

Glen Rock, Black Rock, Oskaloosa.

Tennessee, Hennessey, Chicopee, Spirit Lake

Grand Lake, Devil's Lake, Crater Lake, for Pete's sake.

I've been everywhere man

I've been everywhere man

Cross the deserts bare man

I've breathed the mountain air man

I've travelled, I've done my share man,

I've been everywhere

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

Louisville, Nashville, Knoxville, Omaha

New York, New Port, Costa Rica, Utah

Montreal, Springfield, Bakersfield, Shreveport

Hackensack, Cadillac, Fond Du Lac, Davenport

Idaho, Mexico, Argentina, Diamontina

Pasadena, Catalina, see what I mean Jack!

I've been everywhere man

I've been everywhere man

Cross the deserts bare man

I've breathed the mountain air man

I've travelled, I've done my share man,

I've been everywhere

Now 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 a little 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

Temagami, New Liskeard, Haileybury, Cobalt, Timmins

Ansenville, Kirkland Lake, Cochrane, Kapuskasing

Hearst, Geraldon, Beardsmore and the Lake Head

And headin' form Nipagon down 17

into Scraber, Marathon, White River, Wawa and Sault. St. Marie

Headin' east from the Sault on 17

To Thessalon, Blind River, Elliot Lake, Manitoulin Island

Espanola, Sudbury, Carish Bay, Sturgeon Falls

And Back to North Bay

Headin' down south now number 11

To Huntsville, Bracebridge, Gravenhurst, Orillia, Barrie

Aurora, Newmarket, and ever Stoffville

And even that other town we all know well called Toronto

Ohhh Haliburton, Colorado, Winnipeg

Ellensburg, Rexburg, Vicksburg, Eldorado

Larrimore, Atmore, Haverstraw, Vancouver

Chaska, Nebraska, Alaska, Opelika.

Baraboo, Waterloo, Kalamazoo, Kansas City, Sioux city,

Cedar City, Dodge City, what a pity.

I've been everywhere man

I've been everywhere man

Cross the deserts bare man

I've breathed the mountain air man

I've travelled, I've done my share man,

I've been everywhere

Well this truck driver looked at me again

And he said "Don't you know nothin' about the Maritimes at all buddy?"

He had the audacity to ask me, 'course you Newfoundlanders

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 Herring Chokers

Not to mention anything, of course about them Squid Jiggin' lads

From Over Newfoundland.

An' the run of the towns in the Maritimes goes like this buddy,

There's Moncton, Chatam, Saint John, Cambellton

Grand Falls, Sackville, New Castle, Fredericton

Charlottetown, Summerside, Glace Bay, Annapolis

Springhill, Sydney Mines, New Glasgow, Antigonish

Windsor, Truro, Gander, Bona Vista, Saint John's

Corner Brook, Port Aux Basques and Mister

I've been everywhere man

I've been everywhere man

Cross the deserts bare man

I've breathed the mountain air man

But there's just one place I haven't been

Tramp on the gas and roar man

Soon we're gonna be there man

Soon we're gonna be there

Thanks to Andrew Smith for these lyrics

Thanks to JM Roberts for these lyrics

Thanks to Crystal for these lyrics

Thanks to bob for correcting these lyrics