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, And 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 41 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 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 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