It may be kind of homely but it sure is sweet
People and places
But with a different name
Don't you know it could be the same
Could be the same
Could be the same
But I'd just like to hear the message of the streets again
But it's a long, long way
Across the world I've seen
I wouldn't change the things I do for anything
Across the world I've seen
People and places
I'll go and stay awhile and all the folks I meet
Could be the same
And boy, I've got the Birmingham Blues
Yeah, I traveled to the east and west for miles and miles and miles
Industrial revolution put it on its feet
People and places
But with a different name
Give me a ticket
People and places
I been across the ocean to the south sea isles
Yes, I've been long-gone
Across the world I've seen
They'll say, "You won't stay long, you got them traveling feet
And I've been long-gone
But with a different name
Boy, I've got the Birmingham Blues
You'll soon be long-gone
'Cause boy, I've got the Birmingham Blues
Across the world I've seen
'Cause boy, you got the rest of the world blues!"
Boy, I've got the Birmingham Blues
