i m just a roustabout shifted from town to town no job can hold me down i m just a knock around guy there s a lot of space beneath that sky till i find my place there s no doubt i ll be a rovin roustabout and even if a pretty girl should catch my eye i ll give her a quick hello and a fast goodbye i ll go the way i want driftin just like the sand doin what job i can changing my plans as i choose long as i keep happy i can t lose till i find my place there s no doubt i ll be a rovin roustabout i ll be a rovin roustabout rovin rovin rovin roustabout 