Wheels

Composer’s original recording:

Arrangement for piano and tenor voice (as shown above):

Sittin’ high inside this rig
Looking down the road
I am piling on the miles
With many more to go

Started off in Memphis
Heading to the coast
After New Orleans
I’m on to San Antonio

Then to Albuquerque
That is where I’m bound
All the while I’m thinkin’
How I’d like to turn around

After Albuquerque
Amarillo’s on my list
Then it’s on to Fort Worth
And Dallas will be next

And the wheels keep turning
Yeah the wheels keep turning
Taking me away from my baby’s love
Yeah the wheels keep turning
yeah the wheels keep turning
Taking me away from my baby’s love

And the wheels keep turning
Yeah the wheels keep turning
Taking me away from my baby’s love
Yeah the wheels keep turning
yeah the wheels keep turning
Taking me away from my baby’s love

Finally after Dallas
One more stop for me
Heading back down to the coast
Yeah back to New Orleans

Then it’s back to Memphis
And in my baby’s arms
How I wish I could have found
a way to save the farm

Got to get myself a day job
Maybe something nine to five
Missing her is sure made easy
When you’re driving all the time
Yeah I want to be home
How I’d like to be home

But the wheels keep turning
Yeah the wheels keep turning
Taking me away from my baby’s love
Yeah the the wheels keep turning
Yeah the wheels keep turning
Taking me away from my baby’s love

Yeah the the wheels keep turning
Yeah the wheels keep turning
Yeah taking me away from my baby’s love

Yeah the wheels keep turning
yeah the wheels keep turning
taking me away
far away
from my baby’s love