got a faraway girl in a faraway land she s my faraway woman im her faraway man i m in north carolina she s in tennessee her momma said if i want her come get her but the girl cant come at me that s why i m creeping away creeping away creeping away goin home to see my baby i m coming momma got a 10 ticket on the greyhound bus gonna bring them miles together that lies out there between us i got two legs of chicken and a half a pint of gin i ll be full and feelin good by the time that the bus rolls in lord knows i m creeping away creeping away creeping away goin home to see my baby now im going back home and explain to my wife why was i neck deep in gin i stayed out all night she don t suspect a thing just like my woman that i went to see i got my bread in north carolina and my butt up in tennessee lord knows im creeping away creeping away creeping away goin home to see my baby can t nobody stop me lord i m creeping away creeping away creeping away goin home to see that child