I'm going down to Georgia, the place my folks call home Then onto Carolina, the place where I was born Good morning Music City, I've got a song for you Good God Almighty Lord I've paid my dues Good God I've paid my dues from Mississippi onto Alabama From Louisiana onto Texarkana I'm getting a little too good, Lord, at singing these old blues Good God Almighty Lord I've paid my dues That Motel 6 in Austin has really gone downhill But not as bad as my back seat, where I stayed in Amarillo Not much further to California, just a couple one night stands Till I'm wrapped up in my baby's arms again Good God I've paid my dues from Albuquerque onto Arizona From Boulder City up to Idaho I'm getting a little too good, Lord, at singing these old blues Good God Almighty Lord I've paid my dues ♪ Good God I've paid my dues from Ensenada up to Washington Hell, I ain't saying I ain't had some fun But I'm getting a little too good, Lord, at singing these old blues Good God Almighty Lord I've paid my dues Good God Almighty Lord I've paid my dues