Lyric Able Bodied Man

(Jerry Foster - Bill Rice)

I m calling from the station
And I haven t got much time to let you know
Got a ticket for Missouri
And there s things I need to say before I go.

If I could I d have you meet me but I don t see how I can
I don t have enough to pay your fare
There s a factory in Columbus hirin now I understand
And they re looking for an able bodied man.

Baby you should get some money
In the letter that I mailed two days ago
But when I wrote the letter saying
You could come to me. I didn t know.

But I was goin to lose my job in such a little while
Now I guess we ll have to change our plan
They may not hire me in Columbus but I m pretty sure they will
Cause they re looking for an able bodied man.

If I had more education now
I d ve made a better life for me and you
But just simple manual labor
Is the only kind of work that I can do.

The bus is loadin for Missouri so I guess I d better go
Hon, I ll call you up as soon as I can
I ll be sending you a ticket cause I know I ll get a job
If they re looking for an able bodied man.

I ll be sending you a ticket cause I know I ll get a job
And remember I m your able bodied man...