Wandering Ways

Farewell to the whiskey, tobacco and smoke
 Farewell to the rum and occasional coke
 Farewell to the girls who came ready to play
 For this is the end of my wandering ways
 Woke up one morning to the slam of a door
 My lady had left me, she could take it no more
 The note on the table, in black and white told
 My wandering ways had left her heart cold
 We met last December while out on the tear
 The laughter it flowed with the wine and the beer
 I promised her riches, I said I'd be true
 She gave me a baby and the party was through
 Farewell to the whiskey, tobacco and smoke
 Farewell to the rum and occasional coke
 Farewell to the girls who came ready to play
 For this is the end of my wandering ways
 Now I miss my lady, I miss her so much
 The smell of her hair and her comforting touch
 And I miss my boy and his a-ready smile
 They needed a man but I was a child
 I hope this song finds her wherever she is
 And if you see her would you tell her this
 For ramblin' and rovin' I don't give a damn
 The boy she left has grown into a man
 Farewell to the whiskey, tobacco and smoke
 Farewell to the rum and occasional coke
 Farewell to the girls who came ready to play
 For this is the end of my wandering ways
 There's lots to be said for being out on the tear
 As luck would have it, the very next year
 I met her again, she'd seen how I've grown
 Now we still go a-ramblin' but we do it at home
 Come on you young ramblers, wherever you are
 Beware of the ladies you meet at the bar
 The promise of pleasure can change your whole life
 You walk in with a wallet and walk out with a wife
 Farewell to the whiskey, tobacco and smoke
 Farewell to the rum and occasional coke
 Farewell to the girls who came ready to play
 For this is the end of my wandering ways
 Farewell to the whiskey, tobacco and smoke
 Farewell to the rum and occasional coke
 Farewell to the girls who came ready to play
 For this is the end of my wandering ways
 For this is the end of my wandering ways