WANDERING

(many sources attr. below)

My daddy is an engineer,			collected from Arthur Sutherland
My brother drives a hack,			by Carl Sandberg
My sister takes in washin'
An' the baby balls the jack,
    An' it looks like
    I'm never gonna cease my wanderin'.

I've been a-wanderin',				collected from Arthur Sutherland
Early and late,						by Carl Sandberg
New York City
To the Golden Gate,
    An' it looks like
    I'm never gonna cease my wanderin'.

Been a-workin' in the army,			collected from Arthur Sutherland
Workin' on a farm,					by Carl Sandberg
And all I got to show for it
Is the muscle in my arm,
    An' it looks like
    I'm never gonna cease my wanderin'.

I wake up in the mornin',				by Paul Clayton
Lord, I haven't got a dime.
I don't know where I'm goin'
But I'm gonna take my time,
    An' it looks like
    I'm never gonna cease my wanderin'.

I never keep a job for long			unknown
I just take off and roam
If I could find some money
I could buy myself a home
    But it looks like
    I'm never gonna cease my wanderin'.

Sometimes I feel					recorded by Vernon Dalhart
So awful blue,
But what in the world
Am I gonna do?
    An' it looks like 
    I'm never gonna cease my wanderin'.

I wanders East					recorded by Vernon Dalhart
And I wanders West
But I don't know 
Which I like best
    An' it looks like
    I'm never gonna cease my wanderin'.

There's snakes on the mountain,		collected from Hubert Canfield
And eels in the sea,				by Carl Sandberg
'Twas a red-headed woman
Made a fool out of me,
    An' it looks like
    I'm never gonna cease my wanderin'.

Ashes to ashes					collected from Hubert Canfield
And dust to dust,					by Carl Sandberg
If the railroad doesn't get you			orig: If whiskey don't get you
The bread line does				orig: Then the women must
    An' it looks like
    I'm never gonna cease my wanderin'.

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