Lyric Police Dog Blues

(Arthur Blake, adapted by Ry Cooder)

All my life I ve been a travellin man
All my life I ve been a travellin man
Stayin alone and doing the best I can

I ship my trunk down to Tennessee
Ship my trunk down to Tennessee
It s hard to tell bout a man like me

I had a gal, I couldn t get her off my mind
I had a gal, I couldn t get her off my mind
She passed me up saying she didn t like my kind

Scared to bother around the house that night
I m scared to bother around the house that night
Got police dogs cravin for a fight

His game is rambling when he gets the chance
His game is rambling when he gets the chance
He leaves his mark on everybody s pants

Guess I ll travel, guess I ll let her be
Guess I ll travel, guess I ll let her be
Before she sets that police dog on me