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      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 did   Got 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 Chicago   I was known as "Quiet Boy", yes I was   Down in Alabama   They 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