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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Elvis Presley
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Bill Giant
Composer
Florence Kaye
Composer
Lyrics
I'm just a roustabout
Shiftin' from town to town
No job can hold me down
I'm just a knock-around guy
(Doo-doo, doo, doo-doo, doo)
There's a lot of space beneath that sky
(Doo-doo, doo, doo-doo, doo-doo, doo, doo)
'Til I find my place, there's no doubt
I'll be a rovin' roustabout
Call me the carefree kind
I wander with the breeze
My mind and heart's at ease
Doing what pleases me best
(Doo, doo-doo, doo, doo, doo, doo-doo, doo, doo)
Gotta keep movin' East or West
(East or West, East or West)
'Til I find my place, there's no doubt
(No doubt)
I'll be a rovin' roustabout
Even if a pretty girl should catch my eye
(Eye, eye, eye, eye, eye)
I'll give her a quick hello and a fast goodbye
(Hello, eye, eye, eye, eye, eye, eye, eye)
Oh, I'll go the way I want
Driftin' just like the sand
Doin' what job I can
Changin' my plans as I choose
(I choose)
Long as I keep happy I can't lose
(Can't lose)
Until I find my place there's no doubt
I'll be a rovin' roustabout
I'll be a rovin' roustabout
I'll be a rovin' roustabout
I'll be a rovin' roustabout
I'll be a rovin' roustabout
I'll be a ravin' ray
Written by: Bill Giant, Florence Kaye