I'm just a roustabout
Shiftin' from town to town
No job can hold me down
I'm just a knock-around guy
There's a lot of space
beneath that sky
Until I find my place
There's no doubt
I'll be a rovin' roustabout
Call me the carefree kind
I wander with the breeze
My mind and heart's at ease
Doin' what pleases me best
Gotta keep 'em movin'
east or west
'Til I find my place
there's no doubt
I'll be a rovin' roustabout
And even if a pretty girl
should catch my eye
I'll give her a quick hello
And a fast goodbye
Oh I'll go the way I want
Driftin' just like the sand
Doin' what job I can
Changin' my plans as I choose
Long as I keep happy
I can't lose
Until I find my place
There's no doubt
I'll be a rovin' roustabout
I'll be a rovin' roustabout
I'll be a rovin' roustabout
Rovin' rovin' rovin' roustabout