TRACK TALK #569 Gotta Travel On

GOTTA TRAVEL ON
ALBUM : Self Portrait (1970)
Recorded : 5 Mars 1970
Released : 8 Juin 1970

Une chanson folk écrite par Paul Clayton et les Weavers qui fut popularisé en 1958 par Billy Grammer.
Elle est au répertoire de Dylan des cafés-concert de ses débuts jusqu'à la Rolling Thunder Revue de 76.

Première performance live : Saint Paul (1er Mai 1960)
Dernière performance live : Salt Lake City (25 Mai 1976)
Total : 17 fois.



Lyrics
Done laid around, done stayed around this old town too long
Summers almost gone, winters coming on
Done laid around, done stayed around this old town too long
And it seems like I've gotta travel on
And it seems like I've gotta travel on

Papa writes to Johnny, Johnny can't come home
Johnny can't come home, Johnny can't come home
Papa writes to Johnny, Johnny can't come home
Johnny's been out on the road too long
So I done laid around, done stayed around this old town too long

Summers almost gone, winters coming on
Done laid around, done stayed around this old town too long
And it seems like I've gotta travel on
That chilly wind will soon begin and I'll be on my way
Going home to stay, going home to stay
And that chilly wind will soon begin and I'll be on my way
And I feel like I just wanna travel on

So I done laid around, done stayed around this old town too long
Summers almost gone, winters coming on, oh, yes I
Done laid around, done stayed around this old town too long
And it seems like I've gotta travel on

There's a lonesome freight at 6: 08 a coming through the town
I'll be homeward bound, I'll be homeward bound
A lonesome freight at 6: 08 coming all through the town
And I feel like I just wanna travel on

Well, I done laid around, done stayed around this old town too long
Summers almost gone, winters coming on, yes it is
Done laid around, done stayed around this old town too long
And it seems like I've gotta travel on

La version de Billy Grammer en 58 :



Et celle d'Harry Belafonte :