I've been down to Mississippi down through New Orleans yes I have
I've played in California there's not much that I haven't seen no there's not
I'm a ramblin' man don't fool around with a ramblin' man
I left a girl in West Virginia up where the green grass grows yes I did
I got a girl in Cincinnati a waitin' where the Ohio River flows poor girl
I'm a ramblin' man don't give your heart to a ramblin' man
You'd better move away you're standing too close to the flame
Once I mess with your mind your little heart won't be the same
I'm a ramblin' man don't mess around with any old ramblin' man
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Well up in Chicago I was known as quite a boy yes I was
Yeah down in Alabama they call me the man of joy haha bad boy
Well I'm a ramblin' man don't fall in love with a ramblin' man
You'd better move away
Yes I'm a ramblin' man don't mess around with any old ramblin' man