Lord, I was born a ramblin' manTryin' to make a livin' and doin' the best I canAnd when it's time for leavin', I hope you'll understandThat I was born a ramblin' man
Well my father was a gambler down in GeorgiaAnd he wound up on the wrong end of gunAnd I was born in the back seat of a Greyhound busRollin' down Highway 41
Lord, I was born a ramblin' manTryin' to make a livin' and doin' the best I canWhen it's time for leavin', I hope you'll understandThat I was born a ramblin' man
I'm on my way to New Orleans this mornin'Leaving out of Nashville, TennesseeThey're always having a good time down on the bayouLord, and Delta women think the world of me
Lord, I was born a ramblin' manTryin' to make a livin' and doin' the best I canAnd when it's time for leavin', I hope you'll understandThat I was born a ramblin' man
Lord, I was born a ramblin' manLord, I was born a ramblin' manLord, I was born a ramblin' manLord, I was born a ramblin' man