"Road Train Blues" lyrics

Another day is dawning, out on the lonely plain
Here am I a-drovin' on the big beef train
Drivers there before me, some behind me too
Just like me, I know they've got the road-train blues

You drive all night and listen to the engine groan
With lots of time to think about the folk back home
I've always been a-wanderin', had these rambling shoes
Guess that I was born to know the road-train blues

I'd better stop and get out, a careful check to make
I hope there's nothing going, or about to break
No time to boil a billy, got no time to lose
Gotta keep a-rollin' with my road-train blues

You drive all night and listen to the engine groan
With lots of time to think about the folk back home
I've always been a-wanderin', had these rambling shoes
Guess that I was born to know the road-train blues

I'll bet, in every wagon, there's a beast that's down
You've gotta get him on his feet and turned around
You sweat and curse and struggle, get knocked about and bruised
Your temper's gettin' shorter with the road-train blues

You drive all night and listen to the engine groan
With lots of time to think about the folk back home
I've always been a-wanderin', had these rambling shoes
Guess that I was born to know the road-train blues

Your eyes are nearly blinded by the red bulldust
I hope there's nothing going, or about to bust
Tourist buses passing on a pleasure cruise
They seem to wave and mock your rollin' road-train blues

You drive all night and listen to the engine groan
With lots of time to think about the folk back home
I've always been a-wanderin', had these rambling shoes
Guess that I was born to know the road-train blues
Guess that I was born to know the road-train blues