Oh the wayward wind is a restless wind

A restless wind that yearns to wander

And I was born the next of ki-i-in

The next of kin to the wayward wind



In a lonely shack by a railroad track

I spent my younger day-ays

And I guess the sound of the outward-bound

Made me a sla-a-ave to my wanderin' ways



Ahh, the wayward wind is a restless wind

A restless wind that yearns to wander

And I was born the next of kin

Ahh, the next of ki-i-i-in to the wayward wind



Oh I met a girl in a border town

I vowed we'd never par-art

Though I tried my best to settle down

She's now alo-o-o-one with a broken heart



And the wayward wind is a restless wind

A restless wind that yearns to wander

And I was born the next of ki-i-i-in

Ahh, the next of kin to the wayward wind

Ahh, the next of ki-i-i-in to the way-ayward wind

The next of kin to the wayward wind

Ahh, the next of ki-i-i-in to the way-ayward wind [fade]