[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
Working on the road
Across this great big world
Yeah, I've been rolling like a stone
I never get back home
Yes, I've been long-gone
Boy, I've got the Birmingham blues
[Verse 2]
I've been across the ocean
To the south sea isles
Yeah, I travelled to the east and west
For miles and miles and miles
And I've been long-gone
Boy, I've got the Birmingham blues
[Chorus]
Across the world (Across the world)
People and places (People and places)
Could be the same (Everywhere I've been)
But with a different name
[Verse 3]
Oh, I wouldn't change the things
I'd do for anything
But I'd just like to hear the message
Of the streets again
Give me a ticket
'Cause boy, I've got the Birmingham blues
[Verse 4]
It may be kind of homely
But it sure is sweet
Industrial Revolution
Put it on its feet
But it's a long, long way
Boy, I've got the Birmingham blues
[Chorus]
Across the world, I've seen (Across the world)
People and places (People and places)
Could be the same (Everywhere I've been)
But with a different name
[Verse 5]
I'll go and stay a while
And all the folks I meet
They say, "You won't stay long
You got them travelin' feet
You'll soon be long-gone
'Cause boy, you've got the rest of the world blues"
[Chorus]
(Across the world) Across the world, I've seen
(People and places) People and places
(Everywhere I've been) Don't you know it could be the same?
But with a different name
[Chorus]
(Across the world)
People and places (People and places)
(Everywhere I've been)
[Chorus]
Across the world, I've seen (Across the world)
People and places (People and places)
Could be the same (Everywhere I've been)
But you know, it's got a different name
[Outro]
(Across the world)
(People and places)
(Everywhere I've been)...
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