Music » Americana » jgurner » Song
Vagabonds
by   jgurner
0:00
6:50
Download
Share
Song information
This is a song I wrote a couple of years ago but just now got around to doing more than a scratch recording.

While I'm pretty much the exact opposite of a vagabond - I like to stay put as much as possible - I've known a lot of wanderers my entire life. As part of a railroad family going back a couple of generations, the hobo lore was something I grew up with. Even into the modern day hobos who at times have been celebrated in the former railroad towns I've lived in. There's an allure to not being tied down. Being able to pick up at a moment's notice and hit the road, not knowing where you're headed. A romantic notion that's about as far away from mortgages and utility bills as one can get.

While it wasn't necessarily written for the group I'm currently playing with - The Valley Vagabonds - our name was certainly an inspiration for the idea of the song. And I guess all three members of the group are "musical wanderers" of a sort.

Hope you enjoy!
Released: 11-May-2024
Category: Americana
Application: Logic Pro
File type: mp3
File size: 8.6 Mb
Plays: 18
Downloads: 0
Weekly plays: 1
Weekly downloads: 0
License: No derivative works allowed
Lyrics
Morning come shining on
Honey dew drop sweet
There’s a world outside my window
Waiting there for me

There’s no sense in wondering
Where this day will end
My passion’s in the wandering
Don’t worry bout the time

If I had fifty dollars
Fifty more than I have now
I’d take the bus from Memphis
To somewhere I don’t know

Just lose myself in some new town
With faces I don’t know
And maybe I’d just find myself
And settle for a while

Roll on you vagabonds 
Wherever your path may lead
Time is gonna bring you 
All the friends you need

Roll on all you vagabonds
Carry your world away
Step by step you’re movin’ on
To the end 
of your day

I ran into a man today
I haven’t seen in years
Told me time’s not on his side
As he passed the bottle round

He said regrets will follow you
Into an early grave
So take your time and watch your money
When you’ve got a winning hand

If you have a good woman
Better treat her right
‘Cause there’s always a better man
Waitin’ at her door

(He said) nothin’s worse than loneliness
As the years go passing’ by
And nothin’ hurts like the echo
Of an empty house at night

Roll on you vagabonds 
Wherever your path may lead
Time is gonna bring you 
All the friends you need

Roll on all you vagabonds
Carry your world away
Step by step you’re movin’ on
To the end 
of your day

The Sliver moon come shining on
As I make my way back home
The world’s still out there waitin’
Until the day I’m gone

I may not get to sleep tonight
I may not rest my head
‘Cause my mind won’t stop wandering
Though my body needs to rest

If I had a rich man’s money
It wouldn’t mean a thing
Wouldn’t buy me a minute
That I didn’t have

But time will turn the tide one day
And lay down by my side
’Til then I’ll keep on dreaming
And wandering

Roll on you vagabonds 
Wherever your path may lead
Time is gonna bring you 
All the friends you need
			
Roll on all you vagabonds				
Carry your world away
Step by step you’re movin’ on
To the end 
of your day
Favorited by
Downloaded by
Comments
artist
It's a very nice song. I like the lyrics and the delivery comes from the heart.
5 months ago
artist
@jgurner 
Hey Joseph, this is a grand bit of Americana style story-telling.
Very much enjoyed!
:-)
Latest song: TIME FOR ME TO GO
5 months ago
artist
Terrific. Good to hear a searching song.  The bass line and drums work really well, like an outtake from a Dylan record.  
Suggestions?  The vocal is pitch challenged in places where your singing long lines.  It's because your running out of air.  Sing shorter lines, break up long runs.  
Lots of pathos here.  Bravo! 
 
5 months ago
Really well written song. Both lyrics and the music composition. I really enjoyed it
Latest song: Rhône
5 months ago
artist
This song reminds me of someone famous… But I can't place the name of the singer or the style of music… Nicely done.
5 months ago
Art Picks!

Beautiful selection of unique designs

High resolution graphics

Custom production runs available

www.artpicks.com

Search iBandstand
Welcome to iBandstand!
You'll need an iBandstand account to take advantage of many of the site's features.
Remember me