Say goodbye to daddy He’s off to Cincinnati The band bus is leaving Dead on nine you know Have you got your suitcase Make sure you’ve got toothpaste They might not sell brushes down in Tupelo Load up all the stage parts Grease paint all background Make sure the sponsors know I’m clean Maybe I’ll see Margo59 Down in Chicago And I got a dancer down in New Orleans Let’s get this show on the road Ain’t it long about time Let’s get this show on the road Let’s all see some action You can’t get good reaction All the time I heard about the jet-sets The cowboys and the rednecks You can buy a bootleg for a dime All the smiles and all the handshakes The Howard Johnson pancakes The hotels and the motels on the line Well The big shiny ballrooms And them fifteen dollar shirts And them funky little small rooms in between Now maybe I’ll see Margo (maybe I’ll see Margo) Down in Chicago I got a dancer down in New Orleans Let’s get this show on the road Ain’t it long about time Let’s get this show on the road Well, let’s all see some action You know, can’t get good reaction All the time