I've been down the Mississippi, down through New OrleansnI've played in California there ain't too much I haven't seennI'm a Ramblin' MannDon't fool around with a Ramblin' MannnLeft a girl in West VirginianUp there where the green grass growsnGot a girl in Cincinnati, waitin' where the Ohio River flowsnI'm a Ramblin' MannDon't give your heart to a Ramblin' MannnYou better move awaynYou're standing too close to the flamenOnce I mess with your mindnYour little heart won't be the samennI'm a Ramblin' MannDon't mess around with a Ramblin' MannnWell, up in Chicago I was known as quite a boynDown in Alabama they call me the man of joynI'm a Ramblin' MannDon't fall in love with a Ramblin' MannnYou better move awaynYou're standing too close to the flamenOnce I mess with your mindnYour little heart won't be the samennI'm a Ramblin' MannDon't mess around with a Ramblin' Man