Headed down south
to the land of
the pines
And I'm thumbin'
my way
into North Caroline
Starin' up the road
Pray to God
I see headlights
I made it down
the coast in
seventeen hours
Pickin' me a bouquet
of dogwood flowers
And I'm a hopin'
for Raleigh
I can see
my baby tonight
So rock me mama
like a wagon wheel
Rock me mama
anyway you feel
Hey mama rock me
Rock me mama
like the wind
and the rain
Rock me mama
like a southbound train
Hey mama rock me
Runnin' from the cold
up in New England
I was born to be
a fiddler in an
oldtime string band
My baby plays the guitar
I pick a banjo now
Oh north country winters
keep a gettin' me now
Lost my money
playin' poker so I
had to up and leave
But I ain't a
turnin' back
To livin' that
old life no more
So rock me mama
like a wagon wheel
Rock me mama
anyway you feel
Hey mama rock me
Rock me mama
like the wind
and the rain
Rock me mama
like a southbound train
Hey mama rock me
Walkin' due south
out of Roanoke
I caught a trucker
out of Philly
Had a nice long toke
But he's a headed west
from the Cumberland Gap
To Johnson City
Tennessee
And I gotta
get a move on
before the sun
I hear my baby
callin' my name
And I know that
she's the only one
And if I die
in Raleigh
At least I will
die free
So rock me mama
like a wagon wheel
Rock me mama
anyway you feel
Hey mama rock me
Rock me mama
like the wind
and the rain
Rock me mama
like a southbound train
Hey mama rock me