Rollin' down Highway 41
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
Leaving out of Nashville, Tennessee

That I was born a ramblin' man
Lord, I was born a ramblin' man
And he wound up on the wrong end of gun

And I was born in the back seat of a Greyhound bus
Well my father was a gambler down in Georgia
Lord, I was born a ramblin' man
They're always having a good time down on the bayou
Tryin' to make a livin' and doin' the best I can
I'm on my way to New Orleans this mornin'
Lord, I was born a ramblin' man
That I was born a ramblin' man
When it's time for leavin', I hope you'll understand
Tryin' to make a livin' and doin' the best I can
Lord, I was born a ramblin' man
Lord, and Delta women think the world of me
And when it's time for leavin', I hope you'll understand