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

Well my father was a gambler down in Georgia

And he wound up on the wrong end of gun

And I was born in the back seat of a Greyhound bus

Rollin' down Highway 41

Lord, I was born a ramblin' man

Tryin' to make a livin' and doin' the best I can

When it's time for leavin', I hope you'll understand

That I was born a ramblin' man

I'm on my way to New Orleans this mornin'

Leaving out of Nashville, Tennessee

They're always having a good time down on the bayou

Lord, and 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

Lord, I was born a ramblin' man