Once upon a time I had a mean old woman,
She put me on the street with my old coonhound Hole my heart I picked up the bottle
And I headed on into town
Never did like when I played the fiddle
I made up a tune on my old banjo
I started drinkin’
She stared screamin’
And I start on down the road
Down the road
Down the road
All my people live down the road Down the road
Down the road
All my people live down the road
Went on back to the Long Lake Tavern
Where I came up playin’ them old-time songs
The band said,
“Son, get out your fiddle,
Can you still play along?”
Played all night, wore out my fingers
We ran outta songs so me made up more
We kept on singing to the drunks and the dancers And the line goin’ out the door
Down the road
Down the road
All my people live down the road Down the road
Down the road
All my people live down the road
Down the road
Down the road
All my people live down the road Down the road
Down the road
All my people live down the road