Well bye bye bye Don’t cry, don’t cry So long, baby I’m gone I came from Oklahoma, I went to Vietnam But that was long ago, I’m a travelling man You know the weather, I will tell you when it’s nice You don’t need no weatherman to give you good advice now My mama was a preacher and my daddy was a slave When I was just a little child learning to behave Well, I learned my lesson, I hope I learned it well The world has got me guessing and maybe time will tell now Well I’ve been east, I’ve been west The north and south and all the rest I’ve been here, mama, I’ve been there I can prove to you woman that I ain’t no square, now