Richard Ray
Not What He Once Was
- Time of past OR future Camino
- 2019
I grew sick of albergues by the time I finished the Camino Frances in 2016. I made up these lyrics to the tune of “Long Tall Mama Blues" by Jimmy Rogers (
) while walking one day:
I been a-walkin' all over Spain
Ain't used a car, a bus, or a train
I've walked holes in both my hikin' shoes.
At night my head needs a place to lay
Somethin' better than a loft for hay
A place to rest after my dog-gone day
(Yodel) I got the albergue blues
The showers are cold and the rooms are dank
Eighty folks a-fartin' make a terrible stank
Albergues are a pit, take it to the bank.
(Yodel) I got the albergue blues
The toilet paper's gone, the bunk beds squeak
The kitchens are a mess, the pipes all leak
I could get more rest camped out in a creek.
(Yodel) I got the albergue blues
The bedbugs itch but only all night
The snorin' you hear will give you a fright
How can I sleep when they never turn off the light?
(Yodel) I got the albergue blues
When I get home I'll have a good night's sleep
In a nice quiet house with nary a peep
No crowing roosters roamin' 'round in the street.
(Yodel) I got the albergue blues
I been a-walkin' all over Spain
Ain't used a car, a bus, or a train
I've walked holes in both my hikin' shoes.
At night my head needs a place to lay
Somethin' better than a loft for hay
A place to rest after my dog-gone day
(Yodel) I got the albergue blues
The showers are cold and the rooms are dank
Eighty folks a-fartin' make a terrible stank
Albergues are a pit, take it to the bank.
(Yodel) I got the albergue blues
The toilet paper's gone, the bunk beds squeak
The kitchens are a mess, the pipes all leak
I could get more rest camped out in a creek.
(Yodel) I got the albergue blues
The bedbugs itch but only all night
The snorin' you hear will give you a fright
How can I sleep when they never turn off the light?
(Yodel) I got the albergue blues
When I get home I'll have a good night's sleep
In a nice quiet house with nary a peep
No crowing roosters roamin' 'round in the street.
(Yodel) I got the albergue blues