[Chorus]
I'm a rambler, I'm a gambler
I'm a long way from home
And if people don't like me
They can leave me alone

[verse]
It's a dark night and it's lonesome
And the moon gives no light
My pony can't travel
This dark road at night

Well I had me a little sweetheart
Her age was nineteen
She was the flower of Belton
And the rose of Saline

But her parents didn't like me
Now she's just the same
If I'm writ on your books, love
Just blot out my name

[Chorus]
I'm a rambler, I'm a gambler
I'm a long way from home
And if people don't like me
They can leave me alone