Ramblin', Scramblin'
By Jerry Jeff Walker
Tabbed By Larry Mofle
6/6/2010



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Ramblin, Scramblin trying to get my mind untangled
      G                        C                  
But I never seen nothin in the whole wide world
     D                                       G
That give more trouble than trying to love a girl

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Like most everybody I've had bad luck, you know I've been down and out and didn't have a buck
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I've been hired and fired and loved and mistrusted and three or four women left me busted
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Took my money...Took my lovin...Took my toothpaste too


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First went ramblin a few years ago, some fool woman she tried to tell me no
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I had an ol' leather bag it wasn't even mine, I had a heart full of sorrow and a tangled up mind
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She done it...She kept squezzing toothpaste in my ear...She said I couldn't leave
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Took 3 or 4 steps backwards and gave her a dropkick right in the crotch
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Her eyes lit up and said oh your leaving...yeah


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Yeah I headed for New Orleans Louisiana and all night drinkin and jazz piano
That music in the air will set your toes a tappin but those hustlin women sent me a packin
Lickity split...I split
Met a gal down there said she came from way out west, 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, took the advice to go west young man
I figured now I'd finally learned my lesson, Me and women weren't messin
Met another un...Wasn't too good lookin...But juggs whew
I'm not saying she's a big chick or anything but one time I did ask her what size bra she wore
She said 6 7/8. I said my god what did you measure it with?...She said Stetson whew

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Yeah well I got to Californ-i-a, I figured it was time I headed her my way
She was talking about us and having a home and I was talking about us and livin in Uncle Henry's basement
She said what...said she didn't understand
I proceeded to take 3 or 4 steps backwards and give her a dropkick right in the crotch
I said honey I believe in treating women gentle but first you've got to get their attention

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Yeah the same things have happened over again, everytime I meet a woman she tries to pin me in
Found the only way to handle a woman is to keep your Bags packed, Keep movin, Steppin lightly
Eyes forward, Proud, Determined, Masculine 
Probably get horny
Can't live with em and you can't live without em
That's why I write so many of these weird songs I guess

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