Jimmie Rodgers - My Rough and Rowdy Ways Lyrics

For years and years I've rambled drank my wines and gambledBut one day I thought I'd settle downI met a perfect lady she said she'd be my babyWe built a cottage in the old hometownBut somehow I can't forget my good old rambling daysThe railroad trains are calling me awayI may be rough I may be wild I may be tough and countrifiedBut I can't give up my good old rough and rowdy waysSometimes I meet a bounder who knew me when I was a rounderHe grabs my hand and says boy have a drinkWe'd go down to the poolroom get in the gang and then soonThe daylight comes before I'd had a winkBut somehow I can't forget my good old rambling days