I've been down the Mississippi, down through New Orleans, yes I have
I've played in California, there ain't too much I haven't seen, no there ain't
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
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 be the same
Well I'm a ramblin' man
Don't mess around with any ol' ramblin' man
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'd better move away
You're standin' too close to the flame
Once I mess with your mind
Your little heart won't be the same
Well I'm a ramblin' man
Don't mess around with any ol' ramblin' man