ramble

(Just like Jack the Ripper, just like Mojo Hand,)

Just like Jack the Ripper, just like Mojo Hand,

(Just like Billy Sunday, in a shotgun ragtime band,)

Just like Billy Sunday, in a shotgun ragtime band,

(Just like New York City, just like Jerico,)

Just like New York City, just like Jerico,

(Pace the halls and climb the walls and get out when they blow.)

Pace the halls and climb the walls and get out when they blow.

(Did you say your name was Ramblin Rose?)

Did you say your name was Ramblin Rose?

(Ramble on baby, settle down easy)

Ramble on baby, settle down easy

(Ramble on Rose.)

Ramble on Rose.

(Just like Jack and Jill, Mama told the jailor)

Just like Jack and Jill, Mama told the jailor

(One hear up, and one cool down, leave nothin' for the tailor.)

One hear up, and one cool down, leave nothin' for the tailor.

(Just like Jack and Jill, Papa told the jailer)

Just like Jack and Jill, Papa told the jailer

(One go up, and one go down, do yourself a favor.)

One go up, and one go down, do yourself a favor.

(Did you say your name was Ramblin Rose?)

Did you say your name was Ramblin Rose?

(Ramble on baby, settle down easy)

Ramble on baby, settle down easy

(Ramble on Rose.)

Ramble on Rose.

(I'm gonna to sing you a hundred verses in ragtime,)

I'm gonna to sing you a hundred verses in ragtime,

(I know this song it ain't never gonna end.)

I know this song it ain't never gonna end.

(I'm gonna march you up and down along the county line,)

I'm gonna march you up and down along the county line,

(Take you to the leader of a band.)

Take you to the leader of a band.

(Just like Crazy Otto, just like Wolfman Jack,)

Just like Crazy Otto, just like Wolfman Jack,

(Sittin plush with a royal flush, aces back to back.)

Sittin plush with a royal flush, aces back to back.

(Just like Mary Shelly, just like Frankenstein,)

Just like Mary Shelly, just like Frankenstein,

(Clank your chains and count your change and try to walk the line.)

Clank your chains and count your change and try to walk the line.

(Did you say your name was Ramblin Rose?)

Did you say your name was Ramblin Rose?

(Ramble on baby, settle down easy)

Ramble on baby, settle down easy

(Ramble on Rose.)

Ramble on Rose.

(I'm gonna to sing you a hundred verses in ragtime,)

I'm gonna to sing you a hundred verses in ragtime,

(I know this song it ain't never gonna end.)

I know this song it ain't never gonna end.

(I'm gonna march you up and down along the county line,)

I'm gonna march you up and down along the county line,

(Take you to the leader of a band.)

Take you to the leader of a band.

(Goodbye Mama and Papa)

Goodbye Mama and Papa

(Goodbye Jack and Jill)

Goodbye Jack and Jill

(The grass ain't greener)

The grass ain't greener

(The wine ain't sweeter)

The wine ain't sweeter

(Either side of the hill.)

Either side of the hill.

(Did you say your name was Ramblin Rose?)

Did you say your name was Ramblin Rose?

(Ramble on baby, settle down easy)

Ramble on baby, settle down easy

(Ramble on Rose.)

Ramble on Rose.

(Just like Jack the Ripper, just like Mojo Hand,)

Just like Jack the Ripper, just like Mojo Hand,

(Just like Billy Sunday, in a shotgun ragtime band,)

Just like Billy Sunday, in a shotgun ragtime band,

(Just like New York City, just like Jerico,)

Just like New York City, just like Jerico,

(Pace the halls and climb the walls and get out when they blow.)

Pace the halls and climb the walls and get out when they blow.

(Did you say your name was Ramblin Rose?)

Did you say your name was Ramblin Rose?

(Ramble on baby, settle down easy)

Ramble on baby, settle down easy

(Ramble on Rose.)

Ramble on Rose.

(Just like Jack and Jill, Mama told the jailor)

Just like Jack and Jill, Mama told the jailor

(One hear up, and one cool down, leave nothin' for the tailor.)

One hear up, and one cool down, leave nothin' for the tailor.

(Just like Jack and Jill, Papa told the jailer)

Just like Jack and Jill, Papa told the jailer

(One go up, and one go down, do yourself a favor.)

One go up, and one go down, do yourself a favor.

(Did you say your name was Ramblin Rose?)

Did you say your name was Ramblin Rose?

(Ramble on baby, settle down easy)

Ramble on baby, settle down easy

(Ramble on Rose.)

Ramble on Rose.

(I'm gonna to sing you a hundred verses in ragtime,)

I'm gonna to sing you a hundred verses in ragtime,

(I know this song it ain't never gonna end.)

I know this song it ain't never gonna end.

(I'm gonna march you up and down along the county line,)

I'm gonna march you up and down along the county line,

(Take you to the leader of a band.)

Take you to the leader of a band.

(Just like Crazy Otto, just like Wolfman Jack,)

Just like Crazy Otto, just like Wolfman Jack,

(Sittin plush with a royal flush, aces back to back.)

Sittin plush with a royal flush, aces back to back.

(Look out of any window, any morning, any evening, any day.)

Look out of any window, any morning, any evening, any day.

(Maybe the sun is shining, birds are singing,)

Maybe the sun is shining, birds are singing,

(No rain is falling from a heavy sky.)

No rain is falling from a heavy sky.

(What do you want me to do, to do for you to see you through?)

What do you want me to do, to do for you to see you through?

(For this is all a dream we dreamed one afternoon, long ago.)

For this is all a dream we dreamed one afternoon, long ago.

(Walk out of any doorway, feel your way, feel your way like the day before.)

Walk out of any doorway, feel your way, feel your way like the day before.

(Maybe you'll find direction,)

Maybe you'll find direction,

(Around some corner where it's been waiting to meet you.)

Around some corner where it's been waiting to meet you.

(What do you want me to do, to watch for you while you are sleeping?)

What do you want me to do, to watch for you while you are sleeping?

(The please don't be surprised when you find me dreaming too.)

The please don't be surprised when you find me dreaming too.

(Look into any eyes you find by you, you can see clear to another day,)

Look into any eyes you find by you, you can see clear to another day,

(Maybe been seen before, through other eyes on other days while going home.)

Maybe been seen before, through other eyes on other days while going home.

(What do you want me to do, to do for you to see you through?)

What do you want me to do, to do for you to see you through?

(It's all a dream we dreamed one afternoon, long ago.)

It's all a dream we dreamed one afternoon, long ago.

(Walk into splintered sunlight,)

Walk into splintered sunlight,

(Inch your way through dead dreams to another land.)

Inch your way through dead dreams to another land.

(Maybe you're tired and broken,)

Maybe you're tired and broken,

(Your tongue is twisted with words half spoken and thoughts unclear)

Your tongue is twisted with words half spoken and thoughts unclear

(What do you want me to do, to do for you to see you through?)

What do you want me to do, to do for you to see you through?

(A box of rain will ease the pain, and love will see you through.)

A box of rain will ease the pain, and love will see you through.

(Just a box of rain, wind and water,)

Just a box of rain, wind and water,

(Sun and shower, wind and rain,)

Sun and shower, wind and rain,

(In and out the window like a moth before a flame.)

In and out the window like a moth before a flame.

(And it's just a box of rain, I don't know who put it there,)

And it's just a box of rain, I don't know who put it there,

(Believe it if you need it, or leave it if you dare.)

Believe it if you need it, or leave it if you dare.

(And it's just a box of rain, or a ribbon for tour hair;)

And it's just a box of rain, or a ribbon for tour hair;

(Such a long long time to be gone, and a short time to be there.)

Such a long long time to be gone, and a short time to be there.