I'm just a roustabout
Shifted from town to town
No job can hold me down
I'm just a knock around guy
There's a lot of space
beneath that sky
Till I find my place
there's no doubt
I'll be a rovin' roustabout
And even if a pretty girl
should catch my eye
I'll give her a quick hello
and a fast goodbye
I'll go the way I want
Driftin' just like the sand
Doin' what job I can
Changing my plans
as I choose
Long as I keep happy
I can't lose
Till I find my place
there's no doubt
I'll be a rovin' roustabout
I'll be a rovin' roustabout
rovin' rovin' roustabout