I got an ol' slouch hat,
got my roll on my shoulder
I'm as free as a breeze
an' do as I please,

just a bummin' around . . .

Gotta million friends,
I don't feel any older
I've got nothin' to lose
not even the blues,
just a bummin' around . . .

Whenever worries start
to botherin' me ( start botherin' me! )
I grab my coat, my ol' slouch hat,
hit the trail again,
you see . . .

I ain't got a dime,
don't care where I'm goin'
I'm as free as a breeze
an' do as I please,
just a bummin' around!

[ instrumental break ]

I hit the trail again,
you see . . .

I ain't got a dime,
don't care where I'm goin'
I'm as free as a breeze
an' do as I please,
just a bummin' around . . .

just a bummin' around . . .
just a bummin' around . . .
just a bummin' around . . .

Words and Music by Pete Graves, 1953