Headed down south to the land of the pines
Thumbing my way into North Caroline
Staring at the road and pray to God I see headlights
Made it down the coast in 17 hours
Pickin' me a bouquet of dogwood flowers
But I'm a hoping for Raleigh I can see my baby tonight
So rock me mama like a wagon wheel
Rock me mama any way you feel
Hey hey mama rock me
Rock me mama like the wind and the rain
Rock me mama like a southbound train
Hey hey mama rock me
♪
Running from the cold up in New England
I was listening to some fiddle in this old time string band
My baby plays the guitar, I pick the banjo now
Oh the north country winters keep a getting me low
Lost my money playing poker so I had to up and leave
But I ain't going back to living that old life no more
So rock me mama like a wagon wheel
Rock me mama any way you feel
Hey hey mama rock me
Rock me mama like the wind and the rain
Rock me mama like a southbound train
Hey hey mama rock me
♪
Walking to the south out of Roanoke
I caught a trucker outta Philly had a nice long smoke
He's a headed west from the Cumberland Gap to Johnson City, Tennessee
Now I gotta get a move on praying for the sun
I hear my baby calling my name and I know that she's the only one
And if I die in Raleigh at least I will die free
So rock me mama like a wagon wheel
Rock me mama any way you feel
Hey hey mama rock me
Rock me mama like the wind and the rain
Rock me mama like a southbound train
Hey hey mama rock me