In V1 Ch In V2 Ch In V3 Ch Ou
Intro / Instrumental / Outro
1-5-6m-4|1-5-4
Verse 1 / Verse 2 / Verse 3
[1-5-6m-4|1-5-4]x2
Heading down south to the land of the pinesI'm thumbing my way into North CarolineStaring up the road and pray to God I see headlightsI made it down the coast in seventeen hoursPicking me a bouquet of dogwood flowersAnd I'm a-hopin' for Raleigh, I can see my baby tonight
Running from the cold up in New EnglandI was born to be a fiddler in an old-time string bandMy baby plays a guitar, I pick a banjo nowNorth country winters keep a-getting me downLost my money playing poker, so I had to leave townBut I ain't turning back to living that old life no more
Walking to the south out of RoanokeI caught a trucker out of Philly, had a nice long tokeHe's heading west from the Cumberland GapTo Johnson City, TennesseeI gotta get a move on before the sunI hear my baby calling my name, and I know that she's the only oneAnd if I die in Raleigh, at least I will die free
Chorus
[1-5-6m-4|1-5-4]x2
Rock me, mama, like a wagon wheelRock me, mama, any way you feelHey, mama, rock meRock me, mama, like the wind and the rainRock me, mama, like a southbound trainHey, mama, rock me
Intro adds an opening 1–5–6m–4 cycle. First Instrumental ×1; second ×2; Outro ×4. Final Chorus repeats with normal strumming.
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