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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Merle Haggard
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Merle Haggard
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Charles "Fuzzy" Owen
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
My hat don't hang on the same nail too long
My ears can't stand to hear the same old song
And I don't leave the highway long enough to bog down in the mud
'Cause I've got ramblin' fever in my blood
[Verse 2]
I caught this ramblin' fever long ago
When I first heard a lonesome whistle blow
If someone said I ever gave a damn, the damn sure told you wrong
I've had a ramblin' fever all along
[Verse 3]
Ramblin' fever
The kind that can't be measured by degrees
Ramblin' fever
There ain't no kind of cure for my disease
[Verse 4]
There's time I'd like to bed down on a sofa
And let some pretty lady rub my back
And spend the early morning drinkin' coffee
And talkin' about when I'll be comin' back
[Verse 5]
'Cause I don't let no woman tie me down
And I'll never get too old to get around
I want to die along the highway
And rot away like some old high-line pole
Rest this ramblin' fever in my soul
[Verse 6]
Ramblin' fever
The kind that can't be measured by degrees
Ramblin' fever
There ain't no kind of cure for my disease, yeah
Written by: Merle Haggard