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  I been doin' some hard travelin'. I thought you knowed. I been doin' some hard travelin', way down the road.
  I been doin' some hard travelin', hard ramblin', hard gamblin'. I been doin' some hard travelin', Lord.
  
  I been workin' in a hard rock tunnel. I thought you knowed. I been leanin' on a pressure drill, way down the road.
  Hammer flyin', air hose suckin', six feet of mud, I sure been muckin', I been doin' some hard travelin', Lord.
  
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  I been workin' the Pittsburg steel. I thought you knowed. I been workin' that red-hot slag, way down the road.
  I been a-blastin'. I been a-firin'. I been a-duckin' that red-hot fire. I been doin' some hard travelin', Lord.
  
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  Well, I've been hittin' that Lincoln highway. I thought you knowed. I been hittin' that sixty-six, way down the road.
  Well, a heavy load and a worried mind, I a-lookin' for a woman that is hard to find. I been doin' some hard travelin', Lord.
  
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