Spent some time up in Oregon, spent some time up in Maine And each time the ones who knew me then, now they don't know my name But there comes a time you know you realize, that there's never really anyone Who's been there all the time (yodel) you know I'm gonna be free
Last time I was Memphis bound, I say Memphis, Tennessee I met some friends and we played my songs And that's makin' good kind of music by me But you know my life is always changin' lines just to suit some melody I'm hummin' all the time (yodel) you know I'm gonna be free
Every place I've ever been, I've just simply sung my thoughts People pick up on what suits them best and that's me after I'm gone You know I'm gonna be free But there ain't nobody in this whole round world Gonna ever really know my mind or know me all the time