No Vacancy by Merle Travis Lyrics

[Verse 1]
All along the road of life I roam
Lookin' for a place to call my home
Not a fancy mansion or a bungalow for me
But everywhere I go, I seem to find
Hangin' on the door, the same old sign
And my heart beats slower when I read on the door "No Vacancy"

[Chorus]
No Vacancy, No Vacancy
All along the line, it's the same old sign waitin' for me
No Vacancy, No Vacancy
And my heart beats slower when I read on the door "No Vacancy"

[Verse 2]
Not so long ago, when the bullets screamed
Many was the happy dream I dreamed
Of a little nest where I could rest when the world was free
Now the mighty war over there is won
Troubles and trials have just begun
Facing that terrible enemy sign, "No Vacancy"
[Chorus]
No Vacancy, No Vacancy
All along the line, it's the same old sign waitin' for me
No Vacancy, No Vacancy
And my heart beats slower when I read on the door "No Vacancy"

[Verse 3]
Brother, if you live a life of ease
Better take a moment on your knees
And thank the Lord above for all His love, then think about me
Livin' in a world of greed and hate
Hopin' every day that the hand of fate
Will remove that sign that's a-hangin' on the door, "No Vacancy."

[Chorus]
No Vacancy, No Vacancy
All along the line, it's the same old sign waitin' for me
No Vacancy, No Vacancy
And my heart beats slower when I read on the door "No Vacancy"