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Greenback Dollar Lyrics By The Kingston Trio

    some people say i’m a nocount
    others say i’m no good
    but i’m just a natural born travellin’ man
    doin’ what i think i should oh yeah
    doin’ what i think i should

    and i don’t give a damn about a greenback adollar
    spend it fast as i can
    for a wailing song and a good
    the only things that i understand poor boy
    the only things that i understand

    when i was a little baby
    my momma said hey son
    travel where you will and grow to be a man
    and sing what must be sung poor boy
    sing what must be sung

    and i don’t give a damn about a greenback adollar
    spend it fast as i can
    for a wailing song and a good
    the only things that i understand poor boy
    the only things that i understand

    now that i’m a grown man
    i’ve travelled here and there
    i’ve learned that a bottle of brandy and a song
    the only ones who ever cared poor boy
    the only ones who ever cared

    and i don’t give a damn about a greenback adollar
    spend it fast as i can
    for a wailing song and a good
    the only things that i understand poor boy
    the only things that i understand

    some people say i’m a nocount
    others say i’m no good
    but i’m just a natural born travellin’ man
    doin’ what i think i should oh yeah
    doin’ what i think i should

    and i don’t give a damn about a greenback adollar
    spend it fast as i can
    for a wailing song and a good
    the only things that i understand poor boy
    the only things that i understand

    the only things that i understand poor boy
    the only things that i understand

    Artist: The Kingston Trio

    Year: 1963

    Decade: 60s

    Language: en

    Word Count: 139