I've been down to Mississippi Down through New Orleans Yes I am 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 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 Cincinnati Waitin' where the Ohio river flows Oh, girl I'm a ramblin' man Don't give your heart to a ramblin' man You better move away You're standin' to close to the plain Once I mess with the ol' mind Your little heart won't be the same But I'm a ramblin' man Don't mess around with any ol' ramblin' man You 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 better move away You're standin' to close to the plain Once I mess with the ol' mind Your little heart won't be the same Oh, I'm a ramblin' man Don't mess around with any ol' ramblin' man