[Chorus] 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 a gun And I was born in the back seat of a Greyhound bus Rollin' down Highway 41 [Chorus] All right I'm on my way to New Orleans this mornin' Leavin' out of Nashville, Tennessee They're always havin' a good time down on the Bayou Lord, them Delta women think the world of me [Chorus] 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