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-In 1973, The Allman Brothers Band
was one of the most prominent touring rock acts
in the country.
Fresh off the release of their third album,
they returned to the studio in search of their next sound.
It was during this time that founding member Dickey Betts
wrote what would soon become one of their biggest hits.
"Ramblin' Man" quickly became an American classic,
peaking at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart
and earning its place as one of
the greatest rock songs of all time.
But America never heard its first draft...until now.
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-♪ Lord, I was born a ramblin' man ♪
♪ Tryin' to make a livin' and doin' the best I can ♪
♪ And I was born in the back seat of a Greyhound bus ♪
♪ I was born ramblin' man ♪
♪ Like I said, I was born in a Greyhound ♪
♪ The people on the bus were like,
"Hey, what's that noise?" ♪
♪ Some guy yelled, "I think that
a lady's giving birth ♪
♪ In the back seat of this Greyhound bus ♪
♪ The bus driver screamed, "Wait, should I pull over?" ♪
♪ A few people on board said, "No, just drive ♪
♪ But a couple other people said,
"You gotta park this bus" ♪
♪ The driver did not park the bus ♪
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-♪ I knew you were born a ramblin' man ♪
♪ But I didn't know about the bus birth till just now ♪
♪ I'd kinda prefer we sing about anything else ♪
♪ But I'm also weirdly curious ♪
-♪ Well, if you've got a question, you can ask it ♪
♪ And I'll try to remember details from that 'Hound ♪
-♪ I don't even know where to start ♪
♪ I guess, how much did you weigh? ♪
-♪ Somewhere between 6 and 20 pounds ♪
-♪ 20 pounds is too big for a baby ♪
♪ I wanna say the average is like 8 ♪
-♪ Well, it ain't like they had a scale on that bus ♪
♪ That was just an estimate ♪
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-♪ Now, did your mother name you on that Greyhound? ♪
-♪ Well, she named me after the driver of that bus ♪
♪ His name was Nicky Bus ♪
-♪ But your name is Dickey Betts ♪
-♪ That's 'cause she wrote the name down wrong ♪
-♪ Dickey Betts was born on a Greyhound ♪
♪ Dickey Betts was born on a Greyhound ♪
♪ Dickey Betts was born on a Greyhound bus ♪
♪ Dickey Betts was born on a bus ♪
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