Southern Bound Lyrics - Porter Wagoner

I'm a walkin' southern bound down the highway 

The cars and the buses and the big trucks pass me by 

I walk awhile then I thumb, they must think I'm a bum 

'Cause no one will give this country boy a ride 

Well, I left to get a job in that big city 

'Cause Lucy's dad said, Son don't hang around 

I got her letter in the mail today 

And they can't keep me away 

Tonight this country boy is southern bound 

Can't afford a ticket on that Big Gray Dog 

Where I'm a goin' they don't know a freight train sound 

I'm a long way from home cold and hungry and all alone 

Tonight this country boy is southern bound 

Well, I know they will all be glad to see me 

It's been three long years since I left to roam 

I can hear my mama cry as she kissed her boy goodbye 

But tonight this country boy is headed home 

I've got just enough left to buy some coffee 

And I'll spend it if this road goes through the town 

Take some money if I grind all I have left is my pride 

If I have to walk I will, I'm southern bound 

Can't afford a ticket on that Big Gray Dog 

Where I'm a goin' they don't know a freight train sound 

I'm a long way from home cold and hungry and all alone 

Tonight this country boy is southern bound 

(Tonight this country boy is southern bound)