The Government Road

“The Government Road”

I'm a walkin’ down that Buffalo Trail
Gonna build a gover’ment Road
Twenty one years I been in jail
Gonna build a gover’ment Road

Buffalo Trail's just sticks and stone
Build a gover’ment road
It'll all be paved when I get done
Build a gover’ment road.

(CHORUS)
Build a gover’ment road, love
Build a gover’ment road
Plowin’ down my buffalo trail
Gonna build a gover’ment road

Gonna grab a shovel in my hand
Build a gover’ment road
Gonna hire up every man I can
Build a gover’ment road

Tractors, Plows, and engines too
Build a gover’ment road
All be a workin when I get through
Build a gover’ment road

(CHORUS)
Build a gover’ment road, love
Build a gover’ment road
Plowin down my buffalo trail
Gonna build a gover’ment road.

What’cha gonna do when y’r rent comes due?
Build a gover’ment road
Then we'll build a railroad, too,
Build a gover’ment road.

Who's a gonna travel down my way?
Build a gover’ment road
Why brothers and sisters every day
Build a gover’ment road

(CHORUS)
Build a gover’ment road, love
Build a gover’ment road
Plowin down my buffalo trail
Gonna build a gover’ment road

Where's this road a gonna lead?
Build a gover’ment road?
To a job of work and a mighty good feed,
Build a gover’ment road.

What we gonna do when we get to th’ end?
Build a gover’ment road.
Well, brother, we’ll start right over agin’
An’ build more gover’ment roads

(CHORUS)
Build a gover’ment road, love
Build a gover’ment road
Plowin down my buffalo trail
Gonna build a gover’ment road