Free Born Man Lyrics - Bill Monroe

I was born in the south land 

Twenty some odd years ago 

I ran away for the first time 

When I was three years old 

I'm a free born man 

My home is on my back 

I know every inch of highway 

Every foot of backroad 

Every mile of railroad track 

Well I got this old guitar 

Well I carry it in an old tote sack 

Well I hawked it about a hundred times 

but I always get it back 

I'm a free born man 

My home is on my back 

I know every inch of highway 

Every foot of backroad 

Every mile of railroad track 

Well you may not like my appearance 

An' you may not like my song 

Well you may not like the way I talk 

But you like the way I'm gone 

I'm a free born man 

My home is on my back 

I know every inch of highway 

Every foot of backroad 

Every mile of railroad track