I've Been Everywhere (Live)

This here next song is the story, about the fella that was hitchhikin'
Away down in Southern Nevada
Along came this big, long truck loaded down with potatoes
And the trucker put on the air brakes and pulled over to the side
And said, "Jump in son, throw in your bag, an' the one you're carryin'"
An' he said, "Where all ya been, son?"
Well, he said, "I've been everywhere, man"
And that's the name of this one

I was hitchhiking down along, the dusty Winemaca road
Along came a transport truck with high and canvas covered load
If you're going to Winemaca Mack, with me, you can ride
I climbed into the cab and then I settled down inside
He asked me if I seen a road with so much dust and sand
I said, "Listen, bud, I've travelled every road in this here land"

I've been everywhere, man, I've been everywhere, man
Cross the deserts bare, man, I've breathed the mountain air, man
I've travel, I've had my share, man
I've been everywhere

"Where ya been," he says?
"Oh, let me see now, a couple of places
I've been to Reno, Chicago, Fargo Minnesota
Buffalo, Toronto, Winslow, South Dakota
Wichita, Tulsa, Ottawa, Oklahoma
Tampa, Panama, Mattawa, La Paloma
Durango, Baltimore, Salvador, Amarillo
Tocopilla, Barranquilla and Padilla, I'm a killer"

I've been everywhere, man, I've been everywhere, man
Cross the deserts bare, man, I've breathed the mountain air, man
I've travelled, I've done my share, man
I've been everywhere

"Is that right?" He says after a long pause
And I says
"Boston, Charleston, Dayton, Louisiana
Washington, Houston, Kingston, Texarkana
Monterey, Ferriday, Santa Fe, Tallapoosa
Glen Rock, Black Rock, Oskaloosa
Tennessee, Hennessey, Chicopee, Spirit Lake
Grand Lake, Devil's Lake, Crater Lake, for Pete's sake"

I've been everywhere, man, I've been everywhere, man
Cross the deserts bare, man, I've breathed the mountain air, man
I've travelled, I've done my share, man
I've been everywhere

This truck driver turned around to me again and said
"Look buddy, if you ain't Hank Snow, don't you ever shut up?"
And I says
"Louisville, Nashville, Knoxville, Omaha
New York, New Port, Costa Rica, Utah
Montreal, Springfield, Bakersfield, Shreveport
Hackensack, Cadillac, Fond du Lac, Davenport
Idaho, Mexico, Argentina, Diamontina
Pasadena, Catalina, see what I mean, Jack!"

I've been everywhere, man, I've been everywhere, man
Cross the deserts bare, man, I've breathed the mountain air, man
I've travelled, I've done my share, man
I've been everywhere

Now this truck driver again turned around to me and said
"Look it here, buddy, I'm kinda gettin' sick and tired
Of you talkin' about all these United States cities and towns
I'm a Canadian truck driver
And I want to here a little bit of the North Country for a change"

Well, I said, "There's always North Bay and headin' up to Northern Ontario
To places like
Tomagany, New Liskert, Hillybury, Cobalt, Timmins
Ansenville, Kirkland Lake, Cohcran, Capuscasing
Hearst, Deralden, Beardsmoore and the Lake Head
And headin' form Nippagong down 17
Into Scraber, Marathon, White River, Wawa and Sault St. Marie
Headin' east from the Sault on 17
To Thesilon, Blind River, Elliot Lake, Manitoulin Island
Espanola, Sudbury, Carish Bay, Sturgeon Falls
And back to North Bay

Headin' down south now number 11
To Huntsville, Bracebridge, Gravenhurst, Orillia, Barrie
Aurora, Newmarket, and ever Stoffville
And even that other town we all know well called Toronto
Haliburton, Colorado, Winnipeg
Ellensburg, Rexburg, Vicksburg, Eldorado
Larrimore, Atmore, Haverstraw, Vancouver
Chaska, Nebraska, Alaska, Opelika
Baraboo, Waterloo, Kalamazoo, Kansas City
Cedar City, Dodge City, what a pity

I've been everywhere, man, I've been everywhere, man
Cross the deserts bare, man, I've breathed the mountain air, man
I've travelled, I've done my share, man
I've been everywhere

Well, this truck driver looked at me again and he said, he said
He said, "Don't you know nothin' about the Maritimes at all, buddy?" Yeah
He had the audacity to ask me
'Course you Newfounlanders wouldn't understand that word
That's a big word I learned in Skinner's Pond school, Prince Edward Island
Didn't really mean that you know, but I had to say it anyhow
Yeah, he says, "Don't you know nothin' about the Maritimes?
I said, "Look buddy, I can tell buy the big spuds on the back of your rig
You must be a spud picker from Prince Edward Island
I can tell ya that much about the Maritimes"

"You must be friends with, them there Blue Nosers from Nova Scotia
And the New Brunswick Harring Chokers
Not to mention anything, of course, about them Squid Jiggin' lads
From over Newfoundland
An' the run of the towns in the Maritimes goes like this, buddy
There's Moncton, Chatam, Saint John, Camalton
Grand Falls, Sacland, New Castle, Fredricton
Charlottetown, Summerside, Glasby, Annapolis
Springhill, Sydney, New Glasgow, Antigonist
Windsor, Torrold, Gander, Bona Vista, Saint John's
Quartervast and Minster"

I've been everywhere, man, I've been everywhere, man
Cross the deserts bare, man, I've breathed the mountain air, man
But there's just one place I haven't been
Tramp on the gas and roar, man
Soon we're gonna be there, man
Soon we're gonna be there