Written by Ray Pennington
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I've been down the Mississippi, down through New Orleans, yes I have
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I've played in California, there ain't too much I haven't seen, no there ain't
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Well, I'm a ramblin' man
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Don't fool around with a ramblin' man
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Left a girl in West Virginia up there where that green grass grows, yes I did
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Another girl in Cincinnati waitin' where the Ohio River flows, poor girl
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I'm a ramblin' man; Don't give your heart to a ramblin' man
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You'd better move away
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You're standin' too close to the flame
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Once I mess with your mind
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Your little heart won't be the same
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Well I'm a ramblin' man
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Don't mess around with any ol' ramblin' man
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Well, up in Chicago, I was known as quite a boy, yes I was
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Down in Alabama, they call me the man of joy, still do
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Well, I'm a ramblin' man
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Don't fall in love with a ramblin' man
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You'd better move away
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You're standin' too close to the flame
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Once I mess with your mind
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Your little heart won't be the same
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Well I'm a ramblin' man
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Don't mess around with any ol' ramblin' man
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