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Ramblin', Scramblin'
by Jerry Jeff Walker


Chorus: 

Yeah, ramblin', scramblin'

Tryin' to get my mind untangled

But I never seen nothing in the whole wide world

That’ll give you more trouble than tryin' to love a girl.
 

Like most everybody I’ve had bad luck

You know I’ve been down and out and didn’t have a buck

I’ve been hired and fired, loved and mistrusted

Three or four women left me busted

Took my money

Took my lovin' (yodel) who hoo hooo

Took my toothpaste too.

 
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First went ramblin' a few years ago

Some fool woman she tried to tell me NO

I had an old leather bag, it wasn’t even mine

Had a heart full of sorrow and a tangled up mind.

She done it

She kept squeeing toothpaste in my ear

said I couldn’t leave

took three or four steps backwards

and gave her a drop-kick right in the crotch

Whew

Her eyes lit up and said oh you’re leaving

 yeah.
 

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Yeah I headed for New Orleans Louisiana

An all night drinking and jazz piano

That music in the air’ll set your toes a tappin

But them huzzlin women sent me packing lickity split

I split

Met a gal down there that said she came from way out west

She said she could roll a cigarette with just one hand

She proved it

She rolled me with the other.


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Yeah I grabbed my bag I had my hat in my hand

I took the advice to go west young man

I figured now I had finally learned my lesson

Me and women weren’t messin

Met another un

Wasn’t  too good lookin

But…Jugs…whew

I’m not saying she’s a big chick or anything

One time I did ask what size bra she wore

She said 6 and 7/8

I said “My God Whatcha measurin with”

She said, “Stetson.”  Whew!


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Yeah when I got to California 

I figgered it was time I headed my way

She was talking about us and havin a home

I was talking about us and livin in Uncle Henry’s basement

She said what

Said she didn’t understand

Proceded to take 3 or 4 step backwards

And give her a dropkick right in the croth

I said Honey I believe in treatin women gentle

But first you gotta get their attention.

 
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Yeah the same thing’s happened over again

Every time I meet a woman she tries to pin you in

Found the only way to handle a woman

is keep your bag packed keep movin stepping lightly

Eyed forward, proud, determined, masculine

Probably get horny

Can’t live with em can’t live without em

That why I write so many of these weird songs, I guess.

 
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