"Gotta Travel On" is an American
#folksong. The earliest known version was printed in
#CarlSandburg's
#TheAmericanSongbag in 1927 under the title "Yonder Comes the High Sheriff" and several variations were recorded in the 1920s, but the best known version is credited to
#PaulClayton,
#TheWeavers, Larry Ehrlich, and Dave Lazer and was first recorded by
#PeteSeeger in 1958. A 1958 recording by
#BillyGrammer backed by the
#AnitaKerr Singers reached #4 on the
#USPopChart.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MISd2kpfJJ8