I 've been wand'rin' e arly and late
F rom New York Ci- ty to the Golden Gate.
A nd it don't look like I'll e ver stop m y wan- der- i n'.
M y daddy was an engineer m y brother drives a hack
M y sister takes in laun- dr y while the baby b alls the jack.
A nd it don't look like I'll e ver stop m y wan- der- i n'.
I 've been in the army I 've worked on a farm
A nd all I've got to sh ow is the muscle in my arm.
A nd it don't look like I'll e ver stop m y wan- der- i n'.
M y ma she died w hen I was young
M y daddy took to steal- in ' and he got hung.
A nd it don't look like I'll e ver stop m y wan- der- i n'.
S nakes in the oce an eels in the sea
I let a red-headed wom- an make a fool out of me.
A nd it don't look like I'll e ver stop m y wan- der- i n'.
I 've been wand'rin' e arly and late
F rom New York Ci- ty to the Golden Gate.
A nd it don't look like I'll e ver stop m y wan- der- i n'.
N o it don't look like I'll ev er stop my wan- der- in '.