I've been down the Mississippi,   Down through New Orleans,   Yes, I have.   I've played in California,   There ain't too much I haven't seen.   No, there ain't.   Well, 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.   Another girl in Cincinnati,   Waitin' where the Ohio River flows,   Poor girl!   I'm a ramblin' man,   Don't give your heart to 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 mess around with any ol' ramblin' man.   Better not!       Well, up in Chicago,   I was known as "Quiet 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,   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 mess around with any ol' ramblin' man.