Verse 1: Born in Pennsylvania, eighteen twenty-eight A carpenter's son with a pioneering fate Nine siblings around him, dreams burning bright Mercer County morning, preparing to take flight Verse 2: Married to Rebecca, three children they'd raise Moving west through the country in those frontier days Forty acres of farmland, wheat growing tall Building life with his hands, answering adventure's call Chorus: He's a wandering man, with hammer in hand Crossing rivers and prairies, claiming his land From Iowa's fields to Colorado's peaks David Jackson Carringer, adventure he seeks Verse 3: San Diego calling, his final frontier Fifty years of marriage, his loved ones held dear A ranch on the corner of Thirtieth Street Where his story would finally find its retreat Bridge: Time rolls like wagon wheels, seasons come and go From carpenter to farmer, wherever the wind might blow Fruit trees and potatoes, a life lived bold and free Writing history with every mile of his journey Verse 4: In nineteen-oh-two, his journey complete Two sons to remember, his legacy sweet From Pennsylvania hills to California's shore David Jackson Carringer would wander no more Chorus: He's a wandering man, with hammer in hand Crossing rivers and prairies, claiming his land From Iowa's fields to Colorado's peaks David Jackson Carringer, adventure he seeks Outro: A wandering man... (softly) David Jackson Carringer... (whispered) His legacy lives on...
