He was a man and a friend always
He stuck with me in the hard old days
He never cared if I had no dough
We rambled around in the rain and snow

And here's to you, my rambling boy
        May all your rambling bring you joy
        Here's to you, my rambling boy
        May all your rambling bring you joy

In Tulsa town we chanced to stray
We thought we'd try to work one day
The boss said he had room for one
Said my old pal we'd rather bum

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Late one night in a jungle camp
The weather it was cold and damp
He got the chills and he got 'em bad
They took the only friend I had

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He let me here to ramble on
My rambling pal is dead and gone
If when we die we go somewhere
I bet you a dollar he's a rambling there

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