Intro to Travelin’ Bone...
It comes stealing into your consciousness, quietly at first.
You consider it to be footsteps tread lightly and with grace.
These are not threatening steps laid with malice and gloomy foreboding.
No, they fall as drumbeats...a familiar dance you somehow know and yet sound fresh and new.
They call you away from whatever slumberous and tedious task you are engaged in at that moment.
Once heard they cannot be denied.
You must follow them and join,
For you were born with the Travelin’ Bone.
Instruments and vocals performed by John Jump
...recorded january 2023 in Pflugerville, Texas
Lyrics
Travelin’ Bone… written by John Jump
I been hangin round too long,
Time to put my new shoes on
And walk right out of here,
Not gonna try to steer myself anywhere,
Just somewhere, not here
When I been punchin’ that clock too long
And I’m tired of the same ol’ song,
I start watchin’ that sun go down,
And I start countin’ the minutes down
till I’m gone down that road.
No one knows me well.
I never stay long enough to tell
Why I was born to lose
These jumpin’ big city blues.
There ain’t no glory in my story
When I been punchin’ that clock too long
And I’m tired of the same ol’ song,
I start watchin’ that sun go down,
And I start countin’ the minutes down
Till I’m gone down that road
I got a ride that runs real fast.
I can even out run my past.
There’s no temptation in these 50 states
That can make me hesitate.
You can sing the city blues.
You can sing any song you choose.
As for me I sing alone
‘Cause I’ve got that travelin’ bone.
When I been punchin’ that clock too long
And I’m tired of the same ol’ song,
I start watchin’ that sun go down,
And I start countin’ the minutes down
till I’m gone down that road
I’ve got that travelin’ bone
Yes I do...