Biography:
Arthel Lane "Doc" Watson (March 3, 1923, Deep Gap, North Carolina – May 29, 2012, Winston-Salem, North Carolina) was a guitar player, banjo player, songwriter and singer of bluegrass, folk, country, blues and gospel music.
Doc played guitar in both flatpicking and fingerpicking style, but was best known for his flatpick work. His virtuosity combined with his authenticity as a mountain musician made him a highly influential figure during the folk music revival.
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Other songs:
- Blue Ridge Mountain Blues
- Deep River Blues
- A
- Alberta
- Banks Of The Ohio
- Big Spike Hammer
- Blue Railroad Train
- Born About Six Thousand Years Ago
- Call Of The Road
- Columbus Stockade Blues
- Crawdad Hole Song
- Curly Headed Baby
- Docs Guitar
- Dont Monkey Round My Widder
- Dream Of The Miners Child
- Footprints In The Snow
- Gamblers Yodel
- Georgie
- Going Down This Road Feeling Bad
- Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar
- Greenville Trestle High
- Handsome Molly
- I Couldnt Believe It Was True
- I Saw A Man At The Close Of Day
- Im Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes
- In Case You Ever Change Your Mind
- Life Gits Teejus Dont It
- Listening To The Rain
- Little Darlin Pal Of Mine
- Little Orphan Girl
- Little Sadie
- Little Stream Of Whiskey
- Lost John
- Mama Dont Allow No Music
- Mandman With A Box
- Matchbox Blues
- Matty Groves
- Mississippi Heavy Water Blues
- Moody River
- More Pretty Girls Than One
- My Creole Belle
- My Rose Of Old Kentucky
- Nashville Picking
- Never No Mo Blues
- Nobodys Fault But Mine
- Nothin To It
- Old Camp Meeting Time
- Omie Wise
- Peach Picking Time In Georgia
- Ready For The Times To Get Better
- Rising Sun Blues
- Rye Cove
- Shady Grove
- Sitting On Top Of The World
- St James Hospital
- St James Infirmary
- Stackolee
- Streamline Cannonball
- Summertime
- T For Texas
- Tennessee Rag
- Tennessee Stud
- The Riddle Song
- The Telephone Girl
- The Train That Carried My Girl From Town
- Three Times Seven
- Tom Dooley
- Train Whistle Blues
- Traveling Man
- Treasures Untold
- Uncloudy Day
- Walk On Boy
- Way Downtown
- Weary Blues
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[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Now folks let me tell you bout a travelin man his home was down in Tennessee
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He made his livin stealin chickens and everything else he could see
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One day the sheriff got behind that boy… made him take to the road
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Aint never been a passenger train that run so fast that Joe couldn’t get on board
[Chorus]
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Travelin Man Oh Lawd he musta been a Travelin Man
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Travelin rambling Man he was the swiftest in the Land
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Gambalin Rambalin Joe they knowed him in every town
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He wouldn’t stay put no he wouldn’t give up and I guess he never settled down
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 2]
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They sent that feller to the spring one day fer ta fetch a pail a water
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The distance from the spring to the house it was 16 miles and a quarter
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He got the bucket of water alright but stumped his toe as he fell down
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He went to the house and he got another bucket caught the water fore it hit the ground
[Chorus]
C C7 F C
Travelin Man Oh Lawd he musta been a Travelin Man
C Am D7 G7
Travelin rambling Man He was the swiftest in the Land
C C7 F E7
Gambalin Rambalin Joe They knowed him in every town
F C A7 D7 G7 C
He wouldn’t stay put no he wouldn’t give up and I guess he never settled down
[Verse 3]
C C7 F C
He hoboed the great Titanic thought he travel the ocean blue
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And when he seen that ice berg a'coming right offa that ole boat he flew
C C7 F E7
The rest of the passengers they hollered and laughed said lookey what a great big fool
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But while that boat was a sinking Joe was shootin crap in Liverpool
[Chorus]
C C7 F C
Travelin Man Oh Lawd he musta been a travelin Man
C Am D7 G7
Travelin rambling Man He was the swiftest in the Land
C C7 F E7
Gambalin Rambalin Joe and they knowed him in every town
F C A7 D7 G7 C
He wouldn’t stay put no he wouldn’t give up and I guess he never settled down
F Dm C A7 D7 G7 C
[Verse 1]
C C7 F C
Now folks let me tell you bout a travelin man his home was down in Tennessee
C Am D7 G7
He made his livin stealin chickens and everything else he could see
C C7 F E7
One day the sheriff got behind that boy… made him take to the road
F C A7 D7 G7 C
Aint never been a passenger train that run so fast that Joe couldn’t get on board
[Chorus]
C C7 F C
Travelin Man Oh Lawd he musta been a Travelin Man
C Am D7 G7
Travelin rambling Man he was the swiftest in the Land
C C7 F E7
Gambalin Rambalin Joe they knowed him in every town
F C A7 D7 G7 C
He wouldn’t stay put no he wouldn’t give up and I guess he never settled down
[Instrumental]
F Dm C A7 D7 G7 C
[Verse 2]
C C7 F C
They sent that feller to the spring one day fer ta fetch a pail a water
C Am D7 G7
The distance from the spring to the house it was 16 miles and a quarter
C C7 F E7
He got the bucket of water alright but stumped his toe as he fell down
F C A7 D7 G7 C
He went to the house and he got another bucket caught the water fore it hit the ground
[Chorus]
C C7 F C
Travelin Man Oh Lawd he musta been a Travelin Man
C Am D7 G7
Travelin rambling Man He was the swiftest in the Land
C C7 F E7
Gambalin Rambalin Joe They knowed him in every town
F C A7 D7 G7 C
He wouldn’t stay put no he wouldn’t give up and I guess he never settled down
[Verse 3]
C C7 F C
He hoboed the great Titanic thought he travel the ocean blue
C Am D7 G7
And when he seen that ice berg a'coming right offa that ole boat he flew
C C7 F E7
The rest of the passengers they hollered and laughed said lookey what a great big fool
F C A7 D7 G7 C
But while that boat was a sinking Joe was shootin crap in Liverpool
[Chorus]
C C7 F C
Travelin Man Oh Lawd he musta been a travelin Man
C Am D7 G7
Travelin rambling Man He was the swiftest in the Land
C C7 F E7
Gambalin Rambalin Joe and they knowed him in every town
F C A7 D7 G7 C
He wouldn’t stay put no he wouldn’t give up and I guess he never settled down
Dog Is Dead
Dogs Die In Hot (...)
Doja Cat
Dolls United
Dolly