I got an ol' slouch hat,

got my roll on my shoulder

I'm as free as a breeze

an' do as I please,

just a bummin' around . . .



Gotta million friends,

I don't feel any older

I've got nothin' to lose

not even the blues,

just a bummin' around . . .



Whenever worries start

to botherin' me ( start botherin' me! )

I grab my coat, my ol' slouch hat,

hit the trail again,

you see . . .



I ain't got a dime,

don't care where I'm goin'

I'm as free as a breeze

an' do as I please,

just a bummin' around!



[ instrumental break ]



I hit the trail again,

you see . . .



I ain't got a dime,

don't care where I'm goin'

I'm as free as a breeze

an' do as I please,

just a bummin' around . . .



just a bummin' around . . .

just a bummin' around . . .

just a bummin' around . . .



Words and Music by Pete Graves, 1953