Hootenanny Singers - Greenback Dollar (Kingston Trio cover) (Björn/ABBA)

A song from the Hootz album 5 År ('5 years').
**Björn of ABBA's first band**

(Hoyt Axton/Ken Ramsey)

Some people say I'm a no 'count. Others say I'm no good.
But I'm just a nat'ral-born travelin' man, doin' what I think I should, O, yeah. Doin' what I think I should.

And I don't give a damn about a greenback dollar, spend it as 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 momma 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 dollar, spend it as 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 dollar, spend it as 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.

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Music

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• Greenback
• Dollar
• ABBA
• Hootenanny
• Singers
• Björn
• Ulvaeus
• Kingston
• Trio
• cover
• 1968
• Fem
• år
• Tony
• Roth
• Hansi
• Schwarz
• Johan
• Karlberg

[age49]

A nice cover of Kingston Trios tune from 1962. This one is from KT's second phase. Dave Guard has been replaced by John Steward, and the Trio are "on the road again". Nice to know, I did'nt know HS had covered this tune. Thx. Elin, but I'm running out of thumbs

[SADL00KINM00N]

@age49 Thanks for the history lesson Gunnar!! :)

[SADL00KINM00N]

@941jes Glad you liked it Jim!

Thanks for dropping by