My Ramblin' Boy

(album: It's Sandy Denny - 1970)

He was a man and a friend always
We rambled on in the bad old days
He never cared if I had no dough
He stuck with me in the rain and snow

And here's to you, my rambling boy
May all your rambling bring you joy
Here's to you, my rambling boy
May all your rambling bring you joy

In Tulsa town we chanced to stray
We thought we try and work one day
The boss said he had room for one
Said my old pal, We'd rather bum

Late one night in a jungle camp
The weather it was cold and damp
He got the chills and he got them bad
I lost the only friend I had

He left me here to ramble on
My rambling pal is dead and gone
When we die, we go somewhere
I'll bet you a dollar he'll be rambling there