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 Lord, I'm a ramblin' man

Don't fall in love 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 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 beat the same Lord, I'm a ramblin' man

Don't fool around with any ol' ramblin' man Well, up in Chicago

I was known as "Quiet Boy", yes I was

Down in Alabama

They call me "The man of joy", they still do Lord, 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 beat the same Lord, I'm a ramblin' man

Don't fool around with any ol' ramblin' man