I'M A RAMBLIN' MAN
(Ray Pennington)


Ray Pennington - 1967
Waylon Jennings - 1974



I've been down the Mississippi
Down through New Orlean, yes I have
I've played in California
There ain't too much I haven't seen, no they ain't
'Cause 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 Cincinatti
Waitin' where the Ohio River flows, oh, girl
I'm a ramblin' man
Don't give your heart to a ramblin' man

You'd better move away
Your standing to 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 quite a 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
Your standing to 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



(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - November 2017)