North, South, East or West
I just can't figure which way is best
I'm a ramblin' man, not much to lose
I just wait and let the four
winds choose
Well, I flew up north to a mining town
I bet a little gal thought
I'd settle down
She offered me love with a silver and gold
But the north wind came
and my feet got cold
North, south, east to west
I just can't figure which way is best
I'm a ramblin' man, not much to lose
I just wait and let the four
winds cheese
Well, I roamed down south to Louisiana
I won me a rig from a wildcat man
Well, I'm glad I left when
the first wind came
The next three winds
brought a hurricane
North, south, east or west
I just can't figure which way is best
I'm a ramblin' man, not much to lose
I just wait and let the poor wind choose
Well, I went by east to the Hudson Bay
I found me a place I
thought I'd like to stay
But I smelt the salt from the ocean breeze
I wound up a -sailin' on the seven seas
North, south, east, or west
I just can't figure which way is best
I'm a ramblin' man, not much to lose
I just wait and let the four
winds choose
Well, an ill wind blew me
away out west
Across the desert and
the mountain crest
Over one more hill I'm bound to find
The very same thing I left behind
North, south, east or west,
I just can't figure which way is best
I'm a ramblin' man, not much to lose,
I just wait and let the four winds choose
Now when I die, don't bury me,
hang me high in a tall, tall tree
My bones won't rest in the
ground below,
they're just gonna move when
the four winds blow
North, South, East or West
I just can't figure which way is best
I'm a ramblin' man, not much to lose
Just hang me high and let the
poor wimps choose
North, South, East or West
Hang me high and let the
poor wimps choose
North, East or West
Hang me high and let the
poor wimps choose
North, East or West
Hang me high
and let the poor wimps choose