[Chorus]

Oh, the wayward wind is a restless wind

A restless wind that yearns to wander

And he was born the next of kin

The next of kin to the wayward wind

[Verse 1]

In a lonely shack by a railroad track

He spent his younger days

And I guess the sound of the outward-bound

Made him a slave to his wanderin' ways

[Chorus]

Oh, the wayward wind (The wayward wind)

Is a restless wind (A restless wind)

A restless wind that yearns to wander

And he was born the next of kin

The next of kin to the wayward wind

[Verse 2]

Oh, I met him there in a border town

He vowed we'd never part

Though he tried his best to settle down

Now I'm alone with a broken heart

[Chorus]

Oh, the wayward wind (The wayward wind)

Is a restless wind (A restless wind)

A restless wind that yearns to wander

And he was born the next of kin

The next of kin to the wayward wind

The next of kin to the wayward wind

[Outro]

(The wayward wind)

(The wayward wind)

(The wayward wind)