(I'm A) Ramblin' Man

I've been down to 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

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

Poor girl

I'm a ramblin' man

Don't give your heart to a ramblin' man

You 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

Lord, I'm a ramblin' man

Don't mess around with any old ramblin' man

Better not

Well, up in Chicago

I was known as "Quiet 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

Lord, I'm a ramblin' man

Don't mess around with any old ramblin' man