My daddy is an engineer, My brother drives a hack, My sister takes in washin' An' the baby balls the jack, An' it looks like I'm never gonna cease my wanderin'.
I've been a-wanderin', Early and late, New York City To the Golden Gate, An' it looks like I'm never gonna cease my wanderin'.
Been a-workin' in the army, Workin' on a farm, And all I got to show for it Is the muscle in my arm, An' it looks like I'm never gonna cease my wanderin'.
There's snakes on the mountain, And eels in the sea, 'Twas a red-headed woman Made a fool out of me, And it looks like I'm never gonna cease my wanderin'.
Ashes to ashes And dust to dust, If whiskey don't get you, Then the women must, And it looks like I'm never gonna cease. my wanderin'.