Manhattan Transfer

Music by J.J. Johnson - Lyrics by Jon Hendricks
Hes got that funny name
An ramblin thats his game, thats it
Hes Rambo, talkin bout
Me!
Well see (Piano)
They call him Rambo cause hes travellin
He dont stay one place
His lifes a string he keeps unravellin
He dont leave no trace
Hes got a yen for changin places
He digs changin scenes
That way he stays in everybodys good graces
Hes happy on the move
Hes mobile and free
He wants no strings attached
Thats how its gotta be, see!
Hell keep on ramblin till the coda
He dont stay one place
Because hes just a ramblin man
His favorite hobbys hittin the road
He was a fella livin solely by the ramblers only code
Some peoplere born to roam
Fate gave em roamin natures
An so they wander aroun
Leavin people wondrin when theyll touch the groun
Hither n yon, here n beyon
Wherever they never been before
As soon as youre used ttheir face
Theyre off n runnin again
Gone to another new place
Peripatetic is the only word
that I have ever heard that people could use
that really describes him
Theres no other word could do that
Only other word I know that comes
The closest to it is "Gypsy"
An that dont really fit him at all
"Cause he aint tellin fortunes
N hates bein dipsy
Everywhere I go they call him Rambo
Cause he wont stay long
In my ramblin
Ive met a lotta people here n there
An I find theyre bout the same everywhere
Each with his own little thing
That he uses while hes tryin to swing
Maybe the look aint the same
But they play the same game
An theres quite a bit o difference
In their outlook, I know
Still n yet, their story, lemme tell you
Is a story that you wont forget
When I was young n very green
I felt so stuck with mpresent situation
Later, when I got a little older
that was when I discovered I could split
N find myself another groove
That was all I need
I was on the move
I packed my little sack n started ramblin
To this day Im a rover wholl always be ramblin
You git drug stayin in one place
Depressed an feelin low down
Get new kicks movin roun
Roamin the countrys educational for you
N widens your point of view
Tests y mettle n cools y mind out
N thats true without a doubt
Y know? I mean ydig - -
Thats Rambos gig
Rambo is ready to ramble n itchin tsplit
Oh yeah, hell start packin n quit it
Forget it! Cause hes done with it
Thats Rambo! Travellin light
Stay too long hell git uptight
So his motto is "Keep movin"
You got it! Thats his bit!
Nex time he might leave an address
Cause the little girl that he met
Las night
Paid him so much attention
That it got him a bit uptight
We might not have tcall him Rambo
Cause he jes might be settlin down
Hes gone the way of all men
Fat, skinny or tall men
It happened to this Rover we know - Rambo
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