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 ♪ In a lonely shack by a railroad track He spent his younger days And I guess the sound of the outward bound Made me a slave to his wandering ways ♪ 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 ♪ 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 ♪ 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 ♪ The next of kin to the wayward wind ♪ The wayward wind, the wayward wind