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