Born in the middle of the afternoon
In a horsedrawn carriage on the old The big twelve wheeler shook my bed, 
"You can't stay here" the policeman said.

You'd better get born in some place else.
So move along, get along, 
Move along, get along,
Go! Move! Shift!

Born in [bad word] by a building site
Where the ground [bad word] by the trail of wheels
The local Christian said to me, 
"You'll lower the price of property."

Born at potato picking time
In a noble tent in a tatie field.
The farmer said, "The work's all done
It's time that you was moving on."

Born at the back of a hawthorn hedge
Where the black hole frost lay on the ground.
No eastern kings came bearing gifts.
Instead the order came to shift.

The eastern sky was full of stars
And one shone brighter than the rest 
The wise men came so stern and strict
And brought the orders to evict

Wagon, tent or trailer born,
Last month, last year or in far off days.
Born here or a thousand miles away
There's always men nearby who'll say

You'd better get born in some place else.
So move along, get along, 
Move along, get along,
Go! Move! Shift!