I'm headed down a highway
Got my suitcase by my side
Blue skies hangin' over my head
I got five hundred miles to ride
I'm goin' down to Memphis town
To play a late night show
I hope the people are ready there
'Cause the boys are all ready to go
Yes, I was born a travelin' man
And my feets still burn the ground
I don't care for fan- cy music
If your shoes can't shuffle around
I got a hundred of women or more
And there's no place I call home
The only time I'm satisfied
Is when I'm on the road, Lord
Take me down to Memphis town
She got long brown curly hair
She likes to drink Old Grandad
And her shoes do shuffle around
And every time I see that gal
Lord, she wants to take me down