to Mississippi,
down in New Orleans
Yeah, I played in California,
ain't too much I haven't seen
Well, I'm a ramblin' man,
foolin' around with a
ramblin' man
Every girl in West Virginia
Up there where the green grass grows
Another girl in Cincinnati
Waitin' where the Ohio River flows
Oh, yeah, I'm a ramblin' man
Don't give your heart to a
ramblin' man
You better move it
You're standin' too close to the flame
Once I mess with your mind
Your little heart won't be the same
Lord, I'm a ramblin' man
Don't mess around with any old
ramblin' man
Yeah, well, up in Chicago
I was known as a choir boy
And down in Alabama,
they call me the man of joy
Still, well, I'm a ramblin' man
Don't fall in love with
a ramblin' man
Well, boy, boy,
you're standin' too close to the flame
Once I mess with your mind, girl,
your little heart won't be the same
Lord, I'm a ramblin' man
Don't mess around with any
old ramblin' man
Now let's tack it, let's tack it
Go to the five right here
Yeah, I'll be ramblin' mate
Don't mess around with any
old ramblin' mate