Some people say I'm a 'No count'   Others say I'm no good   But I'm just a natural born travelin' man   Doin' what I think I should, oh yeah   Doin' what I think I should      And I don't give a damn about a greenback, a dollar   Spend it fast as I can   For a wailin' song and a good guitar   The only things that I understand, poor boy   The only things that I understand      When I was a little baby   My mama said "Hey son   Travel where you will and grow to be a man   And sing what must be sung, poor boy"   Sing what must be sung      And I don't give a damn about a greenback, a dollar   Spend it fast as I can   For a wailin' song and a good guitar   The only things that I understand, poor boy   The only things that I understand      Now that I'm a grown man   I've traveled here and there   I've learned that a bottle of brandy and a song   The only ones who ever care, poor boy   The only ones who ever care      And I don't give a damn about a greenback, a dollar   Spend it fast as I can   For a wailin' song and a good guitar   The only things that I understand, poor boy   The only things that I understand      Some people say I'm a 'No count'   Others say I'm no good   But I'm just a natural born travelin' man   Doin' what I think I should, oh yeah   Doin' what I think I should      And I don't give a damn about a greenback, a dollar   Spend it fast as I can   For a wailin' song and a good guitar   The only things that I understand, poor boy   The only things that I understand   The only things that I understand, poor boy   The only things that I understand