I've been down to Mississippi Down through New Orléans Yes I have 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 standing too close to the plain Once I mess with the ol' mind Your little ol' heart won't be the same But I'm a ramblin' man Don't mess around within your 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 standing too close to the plain Once I mess with the ol' mind Your little ol' heart won't be the same Oh, I'm a ramblin' man Don't mess around with any ol' ramblin' man