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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

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

Chorus

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, Delta women think the world of me

Chorus

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Lord, I was born a ramblin' man