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Well I’ m your ramblin’ man and I can lift your latch
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Well I could stay here, Mama, but I got me some trains to catch
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When the cold north wind stops blowin’
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I’ ll still be walking the line
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You ever see me laughin’ little lady
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I’ m laughin’ just to keep from cryin’
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I’ m your ramblin’ man and some Christmas time
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Won’ t you hang my holey socks on a midnight line

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Well that mountainside’ s just gonna sit there
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That river’ s gonna rush on by
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Don’ t ask me to hang around
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I couldn’ t stay here if I tried
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I’ m your ramblin’ man and I can go where I choose
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And if you sing me a song, Mama, make it a midnight blues

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Well don’ t that moon look beautiful, baby
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Climbin’ up through the sky
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Well it looks like I’ m gonna chase that moon
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Mama, ‘ til the day I die
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I’ m your ramblin’ man and there ain’ t no doubt
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I’ m gonna hang out late, Mama, with the midnight crowd

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Where the silver starlight glistens
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On the green mossy banks of time
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I’ m gonna spend my long nights listening
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And looking for a star that’ s mine
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I’ m your ramblin’ man, and ‘ til I come home
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Won’ t you hang my midnight mail on a rollin’ stone