Intro
G D Em C
G D C
Verse 1
GHeaded down south to the Dland of the pines
And I'm Emthumbin' my way into CNorth Caroline
GStarin' up the road And Dpray to God I see Cheadlights
I Gmade it down the coast in Dseventeen hours
EmPickin' me a bouquet of Cdogwood flowers
And I'm a Ghopin' for Raleigh, I can Dsee my baby to-Cnight
Chorus
So Grock me mama like a Dwagon wheel
EmRock me mama any-Cway you feel
GHey, Dmama Crock me
GRock me mama like the Dwind and the rain
EmRock me mama like a Csouth-bound train
GHey, Dmama Crock me
Interlude
Verse 2
Runnin' from the cold up in New England
I was born to be a fiddler in an old-time stringband
My baby plays the guitar, I pick a banjo now
Oh, the North country winters keep a gettin' me now
Lost my money playin' poker so I had to up and leave
But I ain't a turnin' back, To livin' that old life no more
Chorus
Interlude (2x)
Verse 3 light, chords only
Walkin' to the south out of Roanoke
I caught a trucker out of Philly, Had a nice long toke
But he's a headed west from the Cumberland Gap
To Johnson City, Tennessee
And I gotta get a move on fit for the sun
I hear my baby callin' my name And I know that she's the only one
And if I die in Raleigh At least I will die free
Chorus