Free and easy That's my style Howdy-do-de Watch me smile But fare-thee-well me After a while 'Cause I gotta roam And any place I hang my hat is home Sweetenin' water Cherry wine Thank you kindly Suits me fine Kansas City, even Carolina That's my honeycomb 'Cause any place I hang my hat is home Birds roostin' in a tree Pick up and go And the goin' proves That's how it oughta be Pick up too when the spirit moves me Cross the river 'Round the bend Howdy, stranger So long, friend There's a voice in the lonesome wind Keeps a whispering roam I'm going where a welcome mat is No matter where that is 'Cause any place I hang my hat is home