Headed down south to the land of the pines
Thumbin' my way into North Carolina
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 hopin' for Raleigh so I can see my baby tonight
So rock me mama like a wagon wheel
Rock me mama anyway you feel
Hey mama rock me
Yeah rock me mama like the wind and the rain
Rock me mama like a south bound train
Hey mama rock me
I was runnin' from the cold up in New England
I was born to be a fiddler in an old time string band
My baby plays the guitar
I pick the banjo now
Oh the North country winters keep a gettin' me down
I lost my money playin' poker so I had to up and leave
But I ain't turnin' back to live that old life no more yeah
So rock me mama like a wagon wheel
Rock me mama anyway you feel
Hey mama rock me
Yeah rock me mama like the wind and the rain
Rock me mama like a south bound train
Hey mama rock me
I was walkin' to the south out of Roanoke
I caught a trucker out of Philly had a nice long toke
But he's a headin' west from the Cumberland Gap to Johnson City Tennessee
I gotta get a move on before the sun
I hear my baby call my name and she's the only one
I hope I die in Raleigh at least I will be free yeah
So rock me mama like a wagon wheel
Rock me mama anyway you feel
Hey mama rock me
Yeah rock me mama like a wagon wheel
Rock me mama anyway you feel
Hey mama rock me
Yeah rock me mama like the wind and the rain
Rock me mama like a south bound train
Hey mama rock me
Yeah rock me mama like a wagon wheel
Rock me mama anyway you feel
Hey mama rock me
Yeah rock me mama like the wind and the rain
Rock me mama like a south bound train
Hey mama rock me
Any reproduction is prohibited