It's a long and a dusty road It's a hot and a heavy load And the folks I meet ain't always kind Some are bad, and some are good Some have done the best they could Some have tried to ease my troubling mind And I can't help but wonder where I'm bound, where I'm bound Can't help but wonder where I'm bound And I had a buddy back home But he started out to roam And I hear he's out by Frisco Bay And sometimes when I've had a few His old voice comes a ringing thru And I'm going out to see him some old day And I can't help but wonder where I'm bound, where I'm bound Can't help but wonder where I'm bound And I had a little girl one time - Lips like cherry wine And I loved her more than I could say But I was too blind to see She was slipping away from me And one day she left on the morning train And I can't help but wonder where I'm bound, where I'm bound Can't help but wonder where I'm bound If you see me passing by And you stop and you wonder why And if you wish that you was a rambler too Nail your shoes to the kitchen floor Lace them up and lock the door Thank your stars for the roof that over you And I can't help but wonder where I'm bound, where I'm bound Can't help but wonder where I'm bound