Rambling Fever

Merle Haggard

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My hat don't hang on the same nail too long

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My ears can't stand to hear the same old song

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And I don't leave the highway long enough

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To bog down in the mud

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Cause I've got rambling fever in my blood

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I caught this rambling fever long ago

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When I first heard a lonesome whistle blow

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If someone said I ever gave a damn

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They damn sure told you wrong

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I've had rambling fever all along

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Ramb-ling fever  the kind that can't be measured by degrees

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Ramb-ling fever  there ain't no kind of cure for my disease

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There's times I'd like to bed down on a sofa

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And let some pretty lady rub my back

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And spend the early morning drinking coffee

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And talking about when I'll be coming back

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Cause I don't let know no woman tie me down

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And I'll never get too old to get around

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I'm gonna die along the highway and rot away

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Like some old high line pole

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Rest this rambling fever in my soul

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