for years and years i ve rambled i drank my wine and gambled but one day i thought i would settle down i have met a perfect lady she said she d be my baby we built a cottage in the old hometown but somehow i can t forget my good old rambling ways the railroad trains are calling me away i may be tough i may be wild i may be rough but that s just my style i can t give up my good old rough and rowdy ways but somehow i can t forget my good old rambling ways the railroad trains are calling me away i may be tough i may be wild i may be rough but that s just my style i can t give up my good old rough and rowdy ways