greeNback dollar - kiNgstoN trio

Greenback Dollar
Written by: Hoyt Axton / Ken Ramsey


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Lyrics:
Some people say I'm a no-'count
Others say I'm no good
But I'm just a natural-born travelin' man
Doin' what I think I should, oh yeah
Doin' what I think I should

And I don't give a damn about a greenback-a dollar
Spend it fast as I can
For a wailin' song and a good guitar
The only things that I understand, poor boy
The only things that I understand

When I was a little baby
My mama said "Hey son,"
"Travel where you will and grow to be a man
And sing what must be sung, poor boy"
Sing what must be sung

Now that I'm a grown man
I've traveled here and there
I've learned that a bottle of brandy and a song
The only ones who ever care, poor boy
The only ones who ever care

Some people say I'm a no-'count
Others say I'm no good
But I'm just a natural-born travelin' man
Doin' what I think I should, oh yeah
Doin' what I think I should

Singers:
1. Hoyt Axton 1962 2. The Kingston Trio (billboard adult contemporary) 1962 3. Bobby Darin November 1963 4. Dick Dale and His Del-Tones 1963 5. The Jazz Crusaders 1963 6. Brian Hyland 1964 7. The Astronauts 1964 8. Trini Lopez January 1965 9. Jamie Coe & The Gigolos 1965 10. Johnny Rivers 1965 11. Horizonkwartet 1966 12. Georgie Fame 1967 13. The Thunderbirds 1967 14. Wally Whyton 1968 15. Jack Downing & The Other Side 1969 16. Don Paulin 1970 17. John Hartford, Pat Burton, & Benny Martin 1979 18. The Men They Couldn't Hang 1985 19. Ray Condo and His Hardrock Goners 1986 20. Little Bob Story July 1987 21. Ox Drivers - YMO March 23, 2000 22. Noblemen 2003 23. The Cliffters April 19, 2004 24. The Wrags 2006

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