[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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I'm just a roustabout, shifted from town to town
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No job can hold me down, I'm just a knock-around guy
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There's a lot of space beneath that sky
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Till I find my place there's no doubt
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I'll be a rovin' roustabout
[Verse 2]
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Call me the carefree kind, I wander with the breeze
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My mind and heart's at ease, doing what pleases me best
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Gotta keep-a movin' east or west
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Till I find my place there's no doubt
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I'll be a rovin' roustabout
[Bridge]
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And even if a pretty girl
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should catch my eye
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I'll give her a quick "hello"
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and a fast goodbye
[Verse 3]
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I'll go the way I want, driftin' just like the sand
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Doin' what job I can, changing my plans as I choose
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Long as I keep happy I can't lose
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Till I find my place there's no doubt
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I'll be a rovin' roustabout
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I'll be a rovin' roustabout
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I'll be a rovin' roustabout
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I'll be a rovin' roustabout
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Rovin', rovin', rovin' roustabout