Rambling Man
Laura Marling * Track #3 On I Speak Because I Can
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Rambling Man by Laura Marling
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The notion of the traveling man, with little but his acoustic guitar, is a recurring theme in folk music. The opening acoustic chords recall Bob Dylan, who loved to write of the rambling man, never far from selling his soul at the crossroads.
Rambling Man Lyrics
[Verse]
Oh, naïve little me
Asking what things you have seen
And you're vulnerable in your head
And you'll scream and you'll wail 'til you're dead
[Verse]
Creatures veiled by night
Following things that aren't right
And they're tired and they need to be led
Or you'll scream and you'll wail 'til you're dead
[Chorus]
But give me to a rambling man
Let it always be known that I was who I am
[Verse]
Well, beaten, battered, and cold
My children will live just to grow old
But if I sit here and weep
I'll be blown over by the slightest of breeze
[Verse]
And the weak need to be led
And the tender are carried to their bed
And it's been a cold affair
And I'll be damned if I'll be found there
[Chorus]
But give me to a rambling man
Let it always be known that I was who I am
[Bridge]
It's funny how the first chords that you come to
Are the minor notes that come to serenade you
And it's hard to accept yourself as someone you don't desire
As someone you don't want to be
[Chorus]
Oh, give me to a rambling man
And let it always be known that I was who I am
Oh, give me to a rambling man
And let it always be known that I was who I am
Rambling Man Q&A
Who wrote Rambling Man's ?
Rambling Man was written by Laura Marling.
When did Laura Marling release Rambling Man?
Laura Marling released Rambling Man on Fri May 14 2010.
What has the media said about the song?
In 2018, NPR ranked this as the #114 greatest song by a female or nonbinary artist in the 21st century, saying:
Laura Marling, the preeminent singer of London’s nu-folk movement, released her second solo album, I Speak Because I Can, just as interest in the genre peaked. Here, Marling began reflect...