Capo 1
Though I can t show you the years of my life
That I spend on the road to freedom
Don t let it throw you, I know of your strife
I know what it s like to roam
I sang em a glad song, played em a sad song
Sang em the whole night long
Just for a dollar or what they could offer
To somebody s ramblin boy
When the fun was done, I would pack my bags and I was gone
Though the women were kind there was nothing to bind me to one
Til somebody changed my rough and rowdy ways
Somebody changed my ole carousing days
Oh when I was a young boy I learned to survive
Til somebody came and stayed my sportin life
I lived in the barrooms the juke joints and gin mills
I worked any dive in town
Never to proud to pass my hat around
In every place I found
I ll sing you a glad song, play you a sad song
Sing em the whole night long
Just for a dollar or what you can offer
To somebody s ramblin boy
There were times when lonely was the only feeling left in me
Or when the cold and the rain made it hard on a man to be free
Till somebody changed my tough and hungry days
Somebody changed my rough and rowdy ways
Now I don t really care no more bout nickels and a dime
The one I love is all I need to help me spend my time
Somebody came and rolled away my stone
Somebody came, and she made me feel at home
Somebody changed my rough and rowdy ways
Somebody changed my ole carousing days
Oh when I was young boy I learned to stay alive
Til somebody came and stayed my sportin life
I ll sing you a glad song, play you a sad song
Sing em the whole night long
Just for a dollar or what you can offer
To somebody s ramblin boy