Who sang the song on the start of 'Flight of the Phoenix' with a line saying, "I've been everywhere man, I've been everywhere man," then he names a lot of US cities?

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Who sang the song on the start of 'Flight of the Phoenix' with a line saying, "I've been everywhere man, I've been everywhere man," then he names a lot of US cities?

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MaggieG
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There are several versions of this song, including ones for Australia and New Zealand, and I remember a UK version but have been unable to find any of the lyrics online. Can anyone help? Here is what Wikipedia says of the Australian version.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I've_Been_Everywhere

Apr 17 2006, 4:16 AM

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rlaj
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Johnny Cash.

Apr 16 2006, 10:42 PM

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There is a Rolf Harris version ending with Llanfairpwll(etc), and various other versions can be found on

www.mudcat.org lyrics search.

Apr 17 2006, 6:16 AM

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mementoflash
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This song is also used for a US chain hotel commercial - Motel 8 I think.

Apr 17 2006, 6:58 AM

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Um, I might point out that the original "Flight of the Phoenix, made in 1965 and starring Jimmy Stewart, is one fine film. The remake is not so great.

In the event anyone's interested, this site offers IMDB links for both films:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flight_of_the_Phoenix