I've been down the Mississippi, down through New Orleans 
I've played in California there ain't too much I haven't seen 
I'm a Ramblin' Man 
Don't fool around with a Ramblin' Man 
Left a girl in West Virginia 
Up there where the green grass grows 
Got a girl in Cincinnati, waitin' where the Ohio River flows 
I'm a Ramblin' Man 
Don't give your heart to a Ramblin' Man 
You 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 
Well, up in Chicago I was known as quite a boy 
Down in Alabama they call me the man of joy 
I'm a Ramblin' Man 
Don't fall in love with a Ramblin' Man 
You 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