Charles, Ray - Trav'lin' Light Lyrics






I'm trav'lin' light
Because my man has gone
And from now on
I'm trav'lin' light
He said goodbye
And took my heart away
So from today
I'm trav'lin' light
No one to see
I'm free as the breeze
No one but me
And my memories
Some lucky night
He may come back again
But until then
I'm trav'lin' light

[Instrumental Break]

No one to see
I'm free as the breeze
No one but me
And my memories
Some lucky night
He may come back again
But until then
I'm trav'lin' light
I'm trav'lin' light
I'm trav'lin' light
I'm trav'lin' light





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  1. s.... ....

    A melancholy masterpiece!!

  2. S.... ....

    Billie ..........> " Trav'lin' Light

  3. s.... ....

    Sounding world weary yet hopeful at the same time. She recorded this song in 1942. This was the start of her "laconic" style when she steered away from the swinging songs of her '30s period and drew towards slow, ballads. Listen to how her notes trail off at the end of each phrase, a style only she adopted at the time. What a legend !

  4. T.... G....

    My neighbor sings this song. Great blues!

  5. O.... B....

    I'm travelin' light because my man has gone
    So from now on, I'm Travelin' Light
    He said, "Goodbye", and took my heart away
    So from today, I'm Travelin' Light
    No one to see, I'm free as the breeze
    No one but me and my memories
    Some lucky night he may come back again
    So until then, I'm Travelin' Light
    No one to see, I'm free as the breeze
    No one but me and my memories
    Some lucky night he may come back again
    So until then, I'm Travelin' Light

  6. D.... V....

    I found what might be the original 78 of this record some 20 years ago.This was cut in early 1942 and all Capitol 1942-44 78s were virtually identical until you got to the 1945-46 pressings and even moreso by 1947-49 when Capitol switched from a black to a purple coloured label in 1947.Former Stan Kenton trombonist Skip Layton is the trombone soloist.The song was written by former Lunceford,Hines and Armstrong trombonist Trummy Young with help from former Goodman and Hines arranger,Jimmy Mundy.Johnny Mercer,the lyricist on many hit songs like "The Days of Wine and Roses","Lazy Bones" and Artie Shaw's ""(Would You Like to Be the )Love of My LIfe" from the 1940 movie "Second Chorus",did the lyrics.This was Holiday's only session for Capitol and was a big seller for Whitema.

    D.... V....

    +Dan VanLandingham what a great find! do you still have it? What was on the flip side?!

    D.... V....

    No.I gave it to a dear friend of mine as a birthday present.If I remember right,it was "Serenade in Blue" by Paul Whiteman.

  7. a.... ....

    彼女の歌を聴くと時はいつも「この時期の彼女は幸福だったのかなあ」ということに思いを巡らせる。彼女の歌は実人生と切り離して聴くことはできない。

  8. Q.... ....

    A state of mind and emotion and being . . . virtually impossible to live in this era of cell phone, internet, and cable.

    Q.... ....

    Arbiter What? This song is about her missing her ex and casually dating until he "comes back". It's not about cell phones, it's about heartbreak. Which is universal.

    Q.... ....

    Read first, talk later.. Arbiter is saying that it's impossible to live in that decade where live was easy going without cellphone, internet and all the other thing that would make live easier??

  9. C.... P....

    Should be in the next Fallout!

  10. d.... ....

    The band screws this up.   Billie's a great singer (duh!)
    but for this particular tune Anita O'day's version comes off better and is also much better arranged.

  11. v.... ....

    the ONLY thing Paul Whiteman, the so-called "King of Jazz", EVER did right, and if you listen carefully, you'll hear Billie purposely dragging her notes so the band could catch up--that should tell you everything you need to know about the Lawrence Welk of jazz;

    too bad she never sang with Glenn Miller and Ray Eberle...

    v.... ....

    ...or The Duke.

  12. j.... ....

    another one my favorites; i was also born in the wrong era, late 50's, in fact the same year Lady Day went home.  it's such a sad classic because i got to "know" her during a revival of her career, thanks to motown's "lady sings the blues", in '72; and, at the time experiencing the same blows of street-life chronicled in the movie. Lady, continue to rest in peace, you've earned it.

  13. M.... M....

    Eu amo!

  14. G.... ....

    unique voice......only hear a voice like that once in a lifetime!

  15. M.... M....

    the story of my life...

  16. D.... E....

    love this song, i was born in the wrong era!

  17. N.... ....

    Absolutely enchanting.

  18. m.... ....

    did she record anything else with paul whiteman does anybody know

  19. B.... V....

    Early Capitol recording from 1942 with Paul Whiteman's Orchestra. She was under contract elsewhere, so she was billed as Lady Day on the label.

  20. h.... ....

    Fascinating, tremendously atmospheric, enchanting, beguiling, but also harrowing - these attributes apply to both the singing and the masterful and so fitting arrangement.. A beautiful, simple, very unique song that became a "Billie's song" as soon as she sang it.