Yeah I've been down the Mississippi
Way down in New Orleans
Yeah I've played in California
Ain't too much I haven't seen
Well, I'm a ramblin' man
Don't fool around with a ramblin' man

Left a girl in West Virginia
Up there where that green grass grows
Yes, I did
Another girl in Cincinnati
Waitin' where the Ohio River flows
Poor girl!
Yeah I'm a ramblin' man
Don't give your heart to a ramblin' man

You'd better move away
You're standin' too close to the flame
Once I mess with your mind
Your little heart won't beat the same
Lord, I'm a ramblin' man
Don't mess around with any ol' ramblin' man

Yeah well, up in Chicago
I was known as "Quiet Boy, "
Yes, I was!
Yeah anddown in Alabama
They called me "The man of joy, "
Still do!
Well, I'm a ramblin' man
Don't fall in love with a ramblin' man
You'd better move away
You're standin' too close to the flame
Once I mess with your mind, girl
Your little heart won't beat the same
Lord, I'm a ramblin' man
Don't mess around with any ol' ramblin' man

Yeah I'm a ramblin' man
Don't mess around with any ol' ramblin' man