Chet Atkins "Gotta Travel On'"

Chet really digs into this Bob Dylan classic!

Lyrics? Sure:
"Gotta Travel On"

Done laid around, done stayed around
This old town too long
Summer's almost gone, winter's coming on
Done laid around, done stayed around
This old town too long
And it seems like I've got to travel on
And it seems like I've got to travel on.

Papa writes to Johnny, "Johnny, can't you come home ?
Johnny, can't you come home ? Johnny, can't you come home ?"
Papa writes to Johnny, "Johnny, can't you come home ?"
Johnny's been out on the road too long
Done laid around, done stayed around
This old town too long
And it seems like I've got to travel on
And it seems like I've got to travel on.

That silly wind will soon begin and I'll be on my way
Going home to stay, going home to stay
That silly wind will soon begin and I'll be on my way
And I feel like I just want to travel on
Done laid around, done stayed around
This old town too long
And it seems like I've got to travel on
And it seems like I've got to travel on.

There's a lonesome freight at 6.08 coming through the town
I'll be homward bound, I'll be homeward bound
There's a lonesome freight at 6.08 coming through the town
And I feel like I just want to travel on
Done laid around, done stayed around
This old town too long
And it seems like I've got to travel on
And it seems like I've got to travel on.

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• chet
• atkins
• bob
• dylan
• gotta
• travel
• on
• guitar
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• pickin
• classical
• virtuoso

[VintageRetroNeatStuf]

Chet was great...but Jerry Reed was the man that did it for me!

[daffydoug]

@VintageRetroNeatStuf Always remember what Jerry said. He said that of it weren't for Chet, he would have been nothing....

[fridrikur]

Nice picture of Marcel Dadi. Did Chet and him plan to cut an album?

[daffydoug]

I don't know, but it sure would have been nice!

[acupvt]

Actually this is a Billy Grammer classic...!

[beerdo231]

It was made famous by Billy Grammer but was actually by Paul Clayton

[code2high]

@VintageRetroNeatStuf ....Ok. Jerry was great BUT Roy Clark WAS and IS the Guitar Man ! Just sayin.........:)

[RamisAbud1]

Jerry Lee interprets this with or without Linda Gail Lewis (his sister), but interprets like real Rock and Roll!

Very good country version!

Thanks

[dbeater1]

no one oics it like Chet...who were the other musicians on this ole tune? nice post. Dennis

[Whitewings2003]

I loved Belafonte's version, but cant find it. From the movie world, flesh and the devil.