I've been down to Mississippi
Down through New Orleans
Yes I am
I've played in California
There ain't too much, I haven't seen
No there ain't

Lord, 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
Got a girl in Cincinnati
Waitin' where the Ohio river flows
Oh, girl

I'm a ramblin' man
Don't give your heart to a ramblin' man

You better move away
You're standin' to close to the plain
Once I mess with the ol' mind
Your little heart won't be the same
But I'm a ramblin' man
Don't mess around with any ol' ramblin' man
You better not

Well, up in Chicago
I was known as quite a boy
Yes I was
Down in Alabama
They call me the man of joy
Still do

Well, I'm a ramblin' man
Don't fall in love with a ramblin' man

You better move away
You're standin' to close to the plain
Once I mess with the ol' mind
Your little heart won't be the same
Oh, I'm a ramblin' man
Don't mess around with any ol' ramblin' man