作词 : Pennington

I've been down the

Mississippi

Down through

New Orleans, yes

I haveI'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 didGot 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

ChicagoI was known as "Quiet Boy ", yes

I wasDown in

AlabamaThey 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