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Patsy Cline - The Wayward Wind (Audio) ft. The Jordanaires
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Patsy Cline
Patsy Cline
Lead Vocals
The Jordanaires
The Jordanaires
Background Vocals
Hargus Robbins
Hargus Robbins
Piano
Bob Moore
Bob Moore
Bass Guitar
Harold Bradley
Harold Bradley
Bass Guitar
Randy Hughes
Randy Hughes
Acoustic Guitar
Byron Bach
Byron Bach
Cello
Brenton Banks
Brenton Banks
Violin
Lillian Hunt
Lillian Hunt
Violin
George Binkley III
George Binkley III
Violin
Suzanne Parker
Suzanne Parker
Violin
Cecil Brower
Cecil Brower
Viola
Walter Haynes
Walter Haynes
Steel Guitar
Grady Martin
Grady Martin
Electric Guitar
Buddy Harman
Buddy Harman
Drums
John Russell Bright
John Russell Bright
Viola
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Herb Newman
Herb Newman
Songwriter
Stanley Lebowsky
Stanley Lebowsky
Songwriter
Bill McElhiney
Bill McElhiney
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Owen Bradley
Owen Bradley
Producer

Lyrics

[Chorus]
Oh, the wayward wind is a restless wind
A restless wind that yearns to wander
And he was born the next of kin
The next of kin to the wayward wind
[Verse 1]
In a lonely shack by a railroad track
He spent his younger days
And I guess the sound of the outward-bound
Made him a slave to his wanderin' ways
[Chorus]
Oh, the wayward wind (The wayward wind)
Is a restless wind (A restless wind)
A restless wind that yearns to wander
And he was born the next of kin
The next of kin to the wayward wind
[Verse 2]
Oh, I met him there in a border town
He vowed we'd never part
Though he tried his best to settle down
Now I'm alone with a broken heart
[Chorus]
Oh, the wayward wind (The wayward wind)
Is a restless wind (A restless wind)
A restless wind that yearns to wander
And he was born the next of kin
The next of kin to the wayward wind
The next of kin to the wayward wind
[Outro]
(The wayward wind)
(The wayward wind)
(The wayward wind)
Written by: Herb Newman, Stanley Lebowsky

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