[Verse 1]
It's a long and a dusty road
A hard and a heavy load
The folks I meet ain't always kind
Some are bad, some are good
Some have done the best they could
Some have tried to ease my troublin' mind

[Chorus]
And I can't help but wonder where I'm bound, where I'm bound
Can't help but wonder where I'm bound

[Verse 2]
I've been wanderin' through this land
Doin' the best I can
Tryin' to find what I was meant to do
And the people that I see
Look as worried as can be
And it looks like they are wonderin', too

[Chorus]
And I can't help but wonder where I'm bound, where I'm bound
Can't help but wonder where I'm bound

[Verse 3]
Now, I had a little girl one time
She had lips like sherry wine
And she loved me 'til my head went plumb insane
But I was too blind to see
She was driftin' away from me
And my good gal went off on a mornin' train
[Chorus]
And I can't help but wonder where I'm bound, where I'm bound
Can't help but wonder where I'm bound

[Verse 4]
And I had a buddy back home
But he started out to roam
And I hear he's out by Frisco Bay
And sometimes when I've had a few
His old voice comes a-ringin' through
And I'm goin' out to see him some old day

[Chorus]
And I can't help but wonder where I'm bound, where I'm bound
Can't help but wonder where I'm bound

[Verse 5]
Well, if you see me passin' by
And you sit and you wonder why
And you wish that you were a rambler, too
Nail your shoes to the kitchen floor
Lace 'em up and bar the door
Thank your stars for the roof that's over you

[Chorus]
And I can't help but wonder where I'm bound, where I'm bound
Can't help but wonder where I'm bound