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Been down through Mississippi,
Down through New Orleans.
Played out in California,
There ain't too much I haven't seen.
I'm a ramblin' man, don't fool around with a ramblin' man.
Met a girl in West Virginia,
Up where the green grass grows, yes I did.
Got a girl in Cincinatti,
Waiting where that Ohio river flows.
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 a ramblin' man.
INSTRUMENTAL
Well up in Chicago,
Down in Alabama,
They call me the man of joy, yes they do.
I'm a ramblin' man, don't fall in love with 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 a ramblin' man.
I'm a ramblin' man, don't mess around with a ramblin' man.