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Arnold
Back
(M.
Barker)
Arnold Back was a man, a traveling man
He was always on the go
In my memory he’s etched with his thumb outstretched
Standing there by the side of the road
In his polyester suit and a white shirt to boot
He was surely a sight to see
Winston was his brand, a big old Pepsi in his hand
Says he's headed to see Marie
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It’s
a fact that Arnold Back
Never needed a push or shove
There’s a bounty in Breathitt County
For a traveling man looking for love
If you want to know the deal Arnold had no wheels
But he sure loved a scenery change
So he’d ride his thumb and I guess there were some
Who thought Arnold was a wee bit strange
Footloose
and fancy free on his way to see Marie
He was always just hitching a ride
He was just a rolling stone with an aching in his bones
And it would not be denied
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I
remember one day we were on our way
To Hazard just to visit my kin
When we picked him up, and he took a sup
Of his Pepsi as he climbed on in
And when he appeared with a two day old beard
I’m a dyin’ if I’m a liar
He had a Winston on his lip and when his denture slipped
I sure thought that he was gonna start a fire
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