Oh a thousand miles I traveled And a thousand sights I saw, But there ain't no sight like a moonlight night On the 'Bam 'Bam 'Bammy shore! Oh a thousand gals I've met with That I've never met before But the gal I'll get is the gal I've met On the 'Bam 'Bam 'Bammy shore! I've been in big towns Jazzing around I've been in small towns Knocking them down Oh a thousand miles I traveled And I ain't so young no more But I won't stay pat 'til I hang my hat On the 'Bam 'Bam 'Bammy shore! I could tell you a tale Of ships that sunk and trains that left the rail And I could sing you a song Of little black kids when nights were dark and long I've been in every cemetery Listen you now to my story Oh a thousand drinks I tasted And they made me sick and sore But the kind that kills is what they distill On the 'Bam 'Bam 'Bammy shore! Oh I met a thousand sailors And I heard the way they score But there ain't no cox'n that talks with us On the 'Bam 'Bam 'Bammy shore! No Texas porters [?] As Uncle Jordan [?] Oh I thousand cars I've rode in But I won't ride any more After I appear in the old Sinclair On the 'Bam 'Bam 'Bammy shore! But I'll be content when I pitch my tent On the 'Bam 'Bam 'Bammy shore!