Key: G major
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a brief sagacity
concerning the most
ambulatory homo sapien
that ever asphyxiated upon
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a globe.
Folks, want to tell you
about a man named Bloom.
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He comes from down in New Orleans,
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and he made his living stealing chickens
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and everything that he could say.
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Now, you know this pot -eyed man,
he runs so fast
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that his feet wouldn't stand a roll.
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And if a freight train passed,
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no matter how fast
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he could always get on board.
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He certainly was a travelin' man.
The travelest man, John,
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that there ever was in the land.
He traveled
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and he was known for miles around.
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and he never got worked
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until the police shot him down.
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Now the police hired a motor car
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just to chase after my buddy Bloom,
they chase him from five o
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till eight in the late, late, late afternoon.
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they say flames shot out of his heel,
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he made a road to the farmer's field.
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The travellest man, Lord,
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that there ever was in the land
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he was known for miles around
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he never got what
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police shot him down
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caught up with Blume,
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had him out to hang one day.
Executioner leaned over
and said, my good man,
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have you any last words you desire to say?
I do have a brief speech prepared,
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and crossed both legs
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And vanished straight up in the air
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He certainly was a travelin' man
The travelest man
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You know Craig, he traveled
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And he never got caught
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Until the police shot him dead
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when he put out to sea.
He was playing B -flat clarinet
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in the orchestra that rendered Mirror,
when he jumped overboard.
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They said, did you get a load
But friends,
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just 45 minutes right after that,
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He was shootin' cracks
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in Liverpool, I mean
A travelin' man, Lord
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He certainly was a travelin' man
The travelest man in world
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That there ever was in the land
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He traveled, he was known for mountainin'
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George never got caught, never got caught
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Until the police shot him down
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Now, you know, the European police caught up with Bloom,
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shot him in the head.
People come round from miles on down
States to his mama
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before she come all catty with tears.
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She reached down to
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open up the coffin lid
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And that fool had disappeared
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I want to tell you
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He certainly was a traveling man
The travelest man in world
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That there ever was in the land
And he traveled
And never got caught
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And never got walked
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Until the police shot him
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down
Now I want you to understand
that this man was rapid, swift,
abrupt, sudden, precipitous.
This guy was so fast.
They used to say that the man
could turn off the light
and get under the covers
before the room got dark.
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to fetch a pail of water.
The distance this rapscallion
had to traverse
miles and a quarter.
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Now he got to the well, filled up the bucket,
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He run back to the house,
grabbed another bucket
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it hit the ground.
A traveling man.
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He certainly was a traveling man.
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that there ever was in the land.
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He traveled, and he was known
for miles around.
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till the police shot him down
Interlude 1
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Verse 8
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