Salesman lyrics
by Stan Ridgway



Now, I've been travelin' long and hardAnd all over this big landAnd I got something here in my bag for every woman and manAnd nowhere is too far 'cause I cover a pretty wide base>From way down South to way up NorthI'll shake hands with any friendly faceCHORUSSalesman, salesman,Why don't you sell me something?Salesman, salesman,Why don't you sell me somethingNow I got a box in handAand I'm gonna travel that landI'm a salesman for hireAnd I never get tiredSo just plug it in and it'll workDon't worry about it breakin'It's factory made and guaranteed, and we're not fakin'CHORUSNow I keep bangin' on my caseAnd smilin' broad and make the dealBut sometimes my feet begin to shakeLike I'm slippin' on a banana peelAnd I been everywhere around this worldI fly on the edge of the ballI got the umbers all up hereI just read the map and steer that's allCHORUSNow I'll never give up this lifeThis life has called me toI gotta get to New Orleans by noon, if I could only find my shoe'Cause I'm a salesmanPleased to meet 'chaI've seen the dirt and dust of a hundred towns like thisI just work my way on throughSoometimes it's just hit and missAnd got a little something here in my bag to help me burn the leavesBut I gotta watch it close this time I knowBecause nothing comes for free (no, nothing comes for free)I knew a little girl in IdahoGuess I'll look her up now in a week or soShe was always good for a laugh and a drinkAnd what the traffic would allowCHORUSEverybody wants a real deal-everybody wants a real deal--------------------------------------------------------------------------