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Lord I was born ramblin mad
Lord I was born a ramblin man
And I was going in the bad seed of a red eye bust
And I was going in the back seat of a Greyhound bus
And they were havin' a good time down on the bayou bog
And they were havin' a good time down on the bayou, Lord
I hope you understand
I was born an M & M.
I hope you understand
I was born a ramblin' man.
I was born in the back seat of a ram bus.
or
I was born in the back seat of a gram bus.
I was born in the back seat of a Greyhound bus.
I'm leavin' out of Memphis, TN
I'm leavin' out of Nashville, TN
Lord I was born an M & M
Lord I was born an ramblin' man
Lord I was born an' raised in Maine
Lord I was born a ramblin' man
Lord I was born with Ed McMahon
Lord I was born a ramblin' man.
Lord, I was born a trav'lin' man
or
Lord, I was born a travlin' man
or
Lord, I was born a travelin' man
or
Lord, I was born a traveling man.
Lord, I was born a ramblin' man.
The group is easily identifiable by its 'twang on the outside, pure on the inside' treble guitar notes (cf. 'Jessica').
Lord, I was born a wreckin' ball.
Lord, I was born a ramblin' man.
Lord, I was born in Bethlehem.
Lord I was born a ramblin' man.
Lord, I was born in Bethlehem.
Lord, I was born a rambling man.
Lord, I was born married man.
Lord, I was born a ramblin' man.
Rolling down highway on the run
Rolling down Highway 41
Lord I was born in L.A.
Lord I was born a ramblin’ man
Lord, I was born an American man
or
Lord, I was born in America, man
Lord, I was born a ramblin’ man