Lord, I was born a ramblin` man
Tryin` to make a livin` and doin` the best I can
And when it`s time for leavin`
I hope you`ll understand
That I was born a ramblin` man
My father was a gambler down in Georgia
He wound up on the wrong end of a gun
And I was born in the back seat of a Greyhound bus
Rollin` down highway forty-one
Lord, I was born a ramblin` man
Tryin` to make a livin` and doin` the best I can
And when it`s time for leavin`
I hope you`ll understand
That I was born a ramblin` man
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I`m on my way to New Orleans this mornin`
I`m leavin` out of Nashville, Tennessee
They`re always having a good time down on the bayou
Lord, them Delta women think the world of me
Lord, I was born a ramblin` man
Tryin` to make a livin` and doin` the best I can
And when it`s time for leavin`
I hope you`ll understand
That I was born a ramblin` man
Lord, I was born a ramblin` man
Lord, I was born a ramblin` man
Lord, I was born a ramblin` man