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