I’m a country travelin’ man
riding a boxcar whenever I can.
Summer you will find me
where the north winds blow
among the big forests
where the giant pine trees grow.
Winter I am way down south
among the oranges
in a California grove.
No one place is my home.
Nowhere is where I want to stay.
I don’t care if the wind
blows rough or fair
and my clothes are all threadbare.
‘Cause I’m a country travelin’ man
and everywhere is my home.
23 October 1998
Authors note:
I discovered this little piece while sorting out some papers. I wrote it on a paper bag, which suggests I was out somewhere at the time and that would have been the only thing at hand to write it down.
David Harris
31 August 2008
‘Cause I’m a country travelin’ man and everywhere is my home. .............................................. David, It is as the slogan of a cosmopolitan.... My address: the Earth. But the most important, in this house was the world...10... Best wishes, Tsira
I enjoyed this carefree country poem. I'm a country girl through and through and country is one of my favorite subjects. I'm glad you discovered this poem so you could share it with us, David! Warm Wishes, Marilyn
This the life for me, no heartache wandering free... Andy 10
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
You made my day! : -) Home is where the heart is & I have just come back from another of my 'homes' in the country.....