| I’m just a drifter, I ain’t got no place to go
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| I’m just a drifter, I ain’t got no place to go
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| I’m like the prodigal son, driftin' from town to town
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| Looky here
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| I left my home, 'the age of twelve years old
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| I left my home, ooh, at the age of twelve years old
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| I was a drifter, driftin' through this land
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| Looky here now!
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| My dear old mother died and left me, and my father didn’t want me around no more
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| My mother died and left me, and my father didn’t want me around no more
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| My dear old dad was a drunker, he stayed drunk both night and day
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| Shame on me!
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| Now bust it!
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| I’m a drifter, driftin' through this land
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| I’m a drifter, drifter, drifter, I’m a drifter, drifting through this land
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| I got nobody, no one to care for me
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| Looky here now baby
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| Hold my hand now, baby, hold my hand
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| Leave me, leave me, leave me, through the night, through the night and day baby
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| I’m a natural born drifter, natural born drifter baby, drifting through the
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| land baby
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| Oh yea, oh yea
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| I’m just a drifter baby
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| Little Johnny Lee’s a drifter, I’m talking about short John the drifter
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| I’d love a friend, I ain’t got no friend, baby
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| I’m a natural born drifter baby, I’m going from town to town, baby
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| Baby, I’m a drifter, baby
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| Ooh! |
| Ooh, ooh |