From the recording Tangle of Souls (2020)
A theme for vagabonds (and instant campfire classic) by a Canadian legend, Scotty Dunbar.
Liz Frencham - upright bass, harmony vocals
Bramwell Park - mandolin, harmony vocals
Adam Iredale-Gray - fiddle
Kat Mear - harmony vocals
Scott Cook - vocals, guitar
Lyrics
Why am I leaving my home again?
Why am I leaving my best good friends?
Why am I leaving my home again?
Somebody please make me wanna stay
Here comes that old feeling again
Old travelin’ bone trumps everything
Just like Ol’ 55, I got tears in my eyes
I wanna see those highway pearls tonight
Why am I leaving my home again?
Why am I leaving my best good friends?
Why am I leaving my home again?
Somebody please make me wanna stay
I guess I got friends in lower places
And I can’t stand not to see their faces
My stay-put roots ain’t real strong, I got good boots and better songs
Come help me now, fellow vagabonds
Why am I leaving my home again?
Why am I leaving my best good friends?
Why am I leaving my home again?
Somebody please make me wanna stay
Somebody (somebody!), somebody (somebody!)
Somebody please, make me wanna stay
Somebody (somebody!), somebody (somebody!)
Somebody please, make me wanna stay
Nobody (nobody!), nobody (nobody!)
Nobody’s gonna make me wanna stay
Nobody (nobody!), nobody (nobody!)
Nobody’s gonna make me wanna stay
Why am I leaving my home again?
Why am I leaving my best good friends?
Why am I leaving my home again?
Somebody please make me wanna stay