AHeaded down south to the Eland of the pines
I'm F#mthumbing my way into DNorth Caroline
AStaring up the road and Epray to God I see headlights
AMade it down the coast in Eseventeen hours
F#mPicking me a bouquet of Ddogwood flowers
And I'm a-Ahopin' for ERaleigh, I can Dsee my baby to-Anight
So Arock me mama like a Ewagon wheel
F#mRock me mama any Dway you feel
AHey mama Erock me D
ARock me mama like the Ewind and the rain
F#mRock me mama like a Dsouth-bound train
AHey mama Erock me D
ARunning from the cold up in ENew England
I was F#mborn to be a fiddler in an Dold-time string band
My Ababy plays the guitar, I Epick a banjo now
AOh, the North country winters keep a-Egetting me down
F#mLost my money playing poker so I Dhad to leave town
But I Aain't turning Eback to living that Dold life no Amore
So Arock me mama like a Ewagon wheel
F#mRock me mama any Dway you feel
AHey mama Erock me D
ARock me mama like the Ewind and the rain
F#mRock me mama like a Dsouth-bound train
AHey mama Erock me D
AWalkin' to the south out of ERoanoke
I F#mcaught a trucker out of DPhilly had a nice long toke
But he's a-Aheading west from the ECumberland Gap to Johnson DCity, Tennes-Asee
And I Agotta get a move on fit for the Esun
I F#mhear my baby calling my name and I Dknow that she's the only one
And if I Adie in Raleigh at Eleast I will die Dfree
So Arock me mama like a Ewagon wheel
F#mRock me mama any Dway you feel
AHey mama Erock me D
ARock me mama like the Ewind and the rain
F#mRock me mama like a Dsouth-bound train
AHey mama Erock me D
