working on the road across this great big world yeah i ve been rolling like a stone i never get back home yes i ve been long gone boy i ve got the birmingham blues i ve been across the ocean to the south sea isles yeah i travelled to the east and west for miles and miles and miles and i ve been long gone boy i ve got the birmingham blues across the world people and places could be the same but with a different name oh i wouldn t change the things i d do for anything but i d just like to hear the message of the streets again give me a ticket cause boy i ve got the birmingham blues it may be kind of homely but it sure is sweet industrial revolution put it on its feet but it s a long long way boy i ve got the birmingham blues  across the world i ve seen people and places could be the same but with a different name i ll go and stay a while and all the folks i meet they say you won t stay long you got them travelin feet you ll soon be long gone cause boy you ve got the rest of the world blues across the world i ve seen people and places don t you know it could be the same but with a different name people and places across the world i ve seen people and places could be the same but you know it s got a different name 