It's a long and a dusty road, it's a hot and a heavy load
And the folks I meet ain't always kind
Some are bad, some are good, some have done the best they could
Some have tried to ease my troubled mind

And I can't help but wonder where I'm bound, where I'm bound
I can't help but wonder where I'm bound

Well, I've been around this land, just a-doin' the best I can
Tryin' to find what I was meant to do
And the faces that I see look as worried as can be
And it looks like they are a-wonderin' too

And I can't help but wonder where I'm bound, where I'm bound
I can't help but wonder where I'm bound

Well, I had a little girl one time, she had lips like sherry wine
And she loved me till my head went plumb insane
But I was too blind to see she was drifting away from me
And my good gal went off on a morning train

And I can't help but wonder where I'm bound, where I'm bound
I can't help but wonder where I'm bound

I had a buddy way back home, but he started out to roam
And I hear he's out by Frisco bay
And sometimes when I've had a few, his old voice comes singin' through
And I'm goin' out to see him some old day

And I can't help but wonder where I'm bound, where I'm bound
I can't help but wonder where I'm bound

If you see me passin' by and you sit and wonder why
And you wish that you were a rambler too
Nail your shoes to the kitchen floor, lace 'em up and bar the door
And thank the stars for the roof that's over you

And I can't help but wonder where I'm bound, where I'm bound
I can't help but wonder where I'm bound