North, south, east or west
I just can't figure
Which a way is best
I'm a rambling man
Not much to lose
I just wait
And let the four winds choose
Well, I blew up north
To a mining town
I met 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 or west
I just can't figure
Which a way is best
I'm a rambling man
Not much to lose
I just wait
And let the four winds choose
Well, I roamed down south
To Lousiann'
I won me a rig
From a wildcat man
But 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 a way is best
I'm a rambling man
Not much to lose
I just wait
And let the four winds choose
Well, I went back 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 sailing
On the seven seas
North, south, east or west
I just can't figure
Which a way is best
I'm a rambling man
Not much to lose
I just wait
And let the four winds choose
Well, an ill wind a blew me
A way 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 a way is best
I'm a rambling 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 just gotta move
When the four winds blow
North, south, east or west
I just can't figure
Which a way is best
I'm a rambling man
Not much to lose
Just hang me high
And let the four winds choose
North, south, east or west
Hang me high
And let the four winds choose
North, south, east or west
Hang me high
And let the four winds choose
North, south, east or west
Hang me high