[Verse 1]
My daddy is an engineer
My bother drives a hack
My sister takes in washin'
An' the baby balls the jack

[Refrain]
An' it looks like
I'm never gonna cease my wanderin'

[Verse 2]
I've been wanderin' early and late
New York City to the Golden Gate

[Refrain]
An' it looks like
I'm never gonna cease my wanderin'

[Verse 3]
Been a-workin' in the army
Been workin' on a farm
All I got to show is the muscle in my arm

[Refrain]
An' it looks like
I'm never gonna cease my wanderin'

[Verse 4]
Well there's snake on the mountain
And eels in the sea
'Twas a red-headed woman
Made a wreck out of me

[Refrain]
An' it looks like
I'm never gonna cease my wanderin'

[Instrumental]

[Verse 5]
Ashes to ashes and dust to dust
If the whiskey don't get you
Then the women must
[Refrain]
An' it looks like
I'm never gonna cease my wanderin'
Oh, it looks like
I'm never gonna cease my wanderin'