I may be a drifter who wandered from the start
But I saw all the sights there are to touch the human heart
They say that I'm a gypsy and I'm a ramblin' man
But it grew wise my wanderin' heart since my wanderin' life began

I know life and I know love I felt the good and bad
I met the true I've met the blue I've met the gay and sad
I know the fears I've seen the tears that untrue hearts can bring
I saw the joy of girl and boy when true love makes them sing

I have known the bitter and I have known the sweet
And I once knew the broken heart a life so incomplete
But now my heart's contented it's happy just to roam
For it grew wise my ramblin' heart now the open road's my home

I met those who found true love whose hearts were full of song
I met the bluest hearts untrue who were payin' for their wrong
I hear some laugh I hear some cry as through the towns I roam
But it's too wise my ramblin' heart and the open road's my home

I may be a drifter who wandered from the start...
I know life and I know love I felt the good and bad...