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!