My Rough and Rowdy Ways

—Jimmie Rodgers

For years and years I rambled
I drank my wine and gambled
But one day I thought I'd settle down
I met a perfect lady
She said she'd be my baby
We built a cottage in the old hometown
Yodel-ay-ee oh del-ay-ee ay del-ay-ee

Chorus:
But somehow I can't forget my good old ramblin' days
The railroad trains are calling me always
I may be rough, I may be wild,
I may be tough and counted vile
But I can't give up my good old rough and rowdy ways
Yodel-ay-ee ay-ee o lay-ee

Sometimes I meet a bounder
Who knew me when I was a rounder
He grabs my hand and says, boy, have a drink
We go down to the pool room get in the gang and then soon
Daylight comes before I've had a wink
Yodel-ay-ee oh del-ay-ee o del-ay-ee-ay-ee

Verse:

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Chorus:

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Verse:

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