An indigo wail in’ fox trot, 1924
Words by Ben Russell
Music by Dewey Berghman
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by Gerd Westendorp:
Lyrics
- I have travelled ’round everywhere
Now I’m getting tired I declare
I used to think ’twas lots of fun
Now I’m done, ’cause it’s made me weary
I found travelling filled with hard knocks
That’s why I sing this song
And you’ll know why I’d go
Back where I belong
Chorus
I’ve got the travelling blues
Oh gee, I feel so weary
Travelling blues ’cause I’m goin’ all the time
Jump off one train and I hop upon another
Every bump just makes me long for mother
Each town I hit there is no one I know
I’ll be so glad when I’ve the last mile to go
I’m bound for home, settle down where I’m known
I’ve got the T-R-A-V-E-L-L-I-N-G
I’ve got the travelling blues
You heard me
I’ve got the travelling blues
- I have travelled from East to West
And I’ve never had any rest
Roaming ’round has made me blue
Lonesome, too, is it any wonder?
Wish that I was back with my folks
And all the friends I have known
I’ve learned where weather’s fair
And I call it home
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: