Did I tell you the story of the 4/4 troubadour
The traveling tramp
Or the barefoot bum?
Did I tell you the story of the carefree gypsy
The hitching hobo
The rich man's son?

Last seen hitching down the Whitehorse Highway
Picking on a guitar
And waiting on a ride
He'd been running on steam since he was sixteen
Now the Daddy wants to see the boy before he dies

Did I tell you the story of the poor man's daughter
Of the poor man's lover
Of the poor man's ward?
Did I tell you the story of the poor man's hired hand?
She keeps his house for her room and board

Last seen hitching at the edge of town
With a sign that said
"Anywhere but here"
Now she never found a job where she was not fired
But she never found a town where she was not hired