Rise Up Singing: Hard Traveling

A.K.A. Hard Travelling
By Woody Guthrie
Rise Up Singing chapter: Traveling / Travelling, p.233
Chords:
D - - - / - - E A / D - G - / D A D -

II've been havin' some hard travelin', I thought you knowed
I've been having some hard traveling, way down the road
I've been having some hard traveling, hard ramblin', hard gamblin'
I've been hitting some hard traveling, Lord

I've been ridin' them fast rattlers, I thought you knowed
I've been riding them flat wheelers, way down the road
I've been riding them dead-enders, blind passengers, kicking up cinders
I've been havin' some hard travelin', Lord

I've been hittin' some hard-rock minin', I thought you knowed
I've been leanin' on a pressure drill, way down the road
Hammer flyin', air-hose suckin', six foot of mud and I sure been a-muckin'
And I've been hittin' some hard travelin', Lord

I've been working that Pittsburgh steel, I thought you knowed
I've been a dumpin' that red-hot slag, way down the road
I've been a blasting, I've been a firin', I've been a pourin' red-hot iron
I've been hittin' some hard travelin', Lord

I've been hittin' some hard harvestin', I thought you knowed
North Dakota to Kansas City, way down the road
Cuttin' that wheat, stackin' that hay, and I'm tryin' make about a dollar a day
And I've been havin' some hard travelin', Lord

I've been layin' in a hard-rock jail, I thought you knowed
I've been a laying out 90 days, way down the road
Mean old judge, he said to me, "90 days for vagrancy."
And I've been hittin' some hard travelin', Lord

I've been hitting that Lincoln highway, I thought you knowed
I've been hittin' that 66, way down the road
Heavy load and a worried mind, lookin' for a woman that's hard to find
I've been hittin' some hard travelin', Lord

Alternate lyrics: "I've been walking that Lincoln highway"

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[8myhomework]

Love it good job!!!!

[matthewvaughan]

@8myhomework Thanks! Two weeks late saying it, but thanks!

[CarlyCarlyW]

I typed a comment using Cyrillic characters, but YouTube would not allow me to post it.

Shucks. I thought I knowed how to write a comment in Russian, but I guess I was wrong!

[matthewvaughan]

позвольте мне пробовать

[matthewvaughan]

Успех!

[marcoacca]

Wonderful!

[CarlyCarlyW]

Da!

I've posted comments in Russian before, but I tried several times today, and YT won't accept it.

[CarlyCarlyW]

Strangely enough, I hit that "66" for a few miles this morning, after a Mardi Gras filled with a cappella English and North American folk songs (and a teeny-tiny bit of late night over-indulgence in Guthrie afterward).

Hearing this old song is a treat. As I ride the wide and relatively smooth highways of Oklahoma, Woody's lyrics remind me of how much things have changed over the decades. Some of my older relatives remember those hard times, but I've been very blessed with easy travelin'.

[SirCoughsalot]

My favorite Woody Guthrie song.

[musicreddino]

Hi Matthew,

I like that tune "Bring Em' Home"!

I have posted a video about the Pows/MIAs in Vietnam My song "Bring Back The Boys" is featured. I would love to have your thoughts!

Thanks,

Joe Dansereau

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