It's a long and a dusty road, a hot and a heavy load
The folks I meet ain't always kind
Some are bad, some are good, some have done the best they could
Some have tried to ease my troublin' mind
And I can't help but wonder where I'm bound, where I'm bound
Can't help but wonder where I'm bound
I've been wanderin' through this land, doin' the best I can
Tryin' to find what I was meant to do
And the people that I see look as worried as can be
And it looks like they are wonderin' too
And I can't help but wonder where I'm bound, where I'm bound
Can't help but wonder where I'm bound
Now I had a little girl one time, she had lips like sherry wine
And she loved me till my head went plumb insane
But I was too blind to see she was driftin' away from me
And my good gal went off on a morning train
And I can't help but wonder where I'm bound, where I'm bound
Can't help but wonder where I'm bound
And I had a buddy way back home, but he started out to roam
And I hear he's out by Frisco Bay
And sometimes when I've had a few, his old voice comes a-ringin' through
And I'm goin' out to see him some old day
And I can't help but wonder where I'm bound, where I'm bound
Can't help but wonder where I'm bound
Well, if you see me pa**in' by and you sit and you wonder why
And you wish that you were a rambler too
Nail your shoes to the kitchen floor, lace 'em up and bar the door
Thank your stars for the roof that's over you
And I can't help but wonder where I'm bound, where I'm bound
Can't help but wonder where I'm bound