Headin' down south to the land of the pines I'm comin' my way in a North Caroline Starin' up the road, for pretty God I see headlights I made it down the coast in 17 hours Pickin' me a bouquet of dogwood flowers And I'm hopin' for Raleigh to see my baby tonight So rock me, mama, like a wagon wheel Rock me, mama, any way you feel Hey, mama, rock me Rock me, mama, like the wind and the rain Rock me, mama, like a southbound train Hey, mama, rock me I'm runnin' from the cold up in New England I was born to be a fiddler in an old-time string band My baby plays the guitar, I pick a banjo now Oh, North Country winters keepin' gettin' me down Lost my money playin' poker so I had to leave town I ain't turnin' back to livin' that old life no more So rock me, mama, like a wagon wheel Rock me, mama, any way you feel Hey, mama, rock me Rock me, mama, like the wind and the rain Rock me, mama, like a southbound train Hey, mama, rock me Rock me, mama, like the wind and the rain Rock me, mama, like a southbound train I'm walkin' to the south out of Roanoke I caught a truck around in Philly, had a nice long tow But he's a headin' west from the Cumberland Gap To Johnson City and Tennessee And I gotta get a move on before 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 So rock me, mama, like a wagon wheel Rock me, mama, any way you feel Hey, mama, rock me Rock me, mama, like the wind and the rain Rock me, mama, like a southbound train Hey, mama, rock me So rock me, mama, like a wagon wheel Rock me, mama, any way you feel Hey, mama, rock me Rock me, mama, like the wind and the rain Rock me, mama, like a southbound train Hey, mama, rock me