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'Lonesome Traveller' is a 1950 skiffle song written by Lee Hays and recorded by Pete Seeger and The Weavers in that year. The lyrics begin "I'm just a lonely and a lonesome traveller.."Doris Willens, Lonesome Traveller: A Biography of Lee Hays 1988

Versions



* Lonnie Donegan - "Lonesome Traveller" / "Times Are Getting Hard Boys" - Metronome (1958)

* The Tarriers - "Lonesome Traveller" / "East Virginia" - London (1958)

* Charles Blackwell - "Lover And His Lass" / "Lonesome Traveller" - Triumph (1960)

* The Limeliters 1960 debut album, 'The Limeliters', on Elektra Records. They also did live versions on their albums 'The London Concert' (1963), 'Reunion' (1973), 'The Chicago Tapes' (1976, released in 2001), 'Alive! In Concert' (1985), 'Harmony' (1987) and 'The Limeliters (Live) - An Evening With The Chad Mitchell Trio: Live At The Birchmere' (1995).

* Trini Lopez - "Kansas City" / "Lonesome Traveller" Reprise (1963)

* The Au Go Go Singers (1964)

* The Seekers (1965)

* Marianne Faithfull (1965)

* Esther & Abi Ofarim recorded the song for their album 'Das Neue Esther & Abi Ofarim Album' (1966)

* Paperboys (2009)

* Karl Denver (1962)

References



Category:1950 songs

Category:Trini Lopez songs

Category:Marianne Faithfull songs

Category:Esther & Abi Ofarim songs


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