I'm a Ramblin' Man

{{Infobox song

| name = I'm a Ramblin' Man

| cover =

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Waylon Jennings

| album = The Ramblin' Man

| B-side = Got a Lot Goin' for Me

| released = July 1974

| format =

| recorded =

| studio = Glaser Sound (Nashville, Tennessee)

| venue =

| genre = Country

| length = 2:49

| label = RCA Nashville

| writer = Ray Pennington

| producer = Waylon Jennings, Ray Pennington

| prev_title = This Time

| prev_year = 1974

| next_title = Rainy Day Woman

| next_year = 1974

}}

"I'm a Ramblin' Man" is a song written by Ray Pennington. He recorded the song in 1967 for Capitol Records and took it to number 29 on the country charts.{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|date=2008|page=321|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}}

It was later recorded by American country music artist Waylon Jennings. The song was Jennings' second number one on the country chart and stayed at number one for a single week.{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=174}} "I'm a Ramblin' Man" also appeared on the Australian charts.

The song was featured on the official soundtrack of the 2024 Marvel Cinematic Universe film Deadpool & Wolverine.

==Content==

The song is a warning to beware ramblers.{{cite book|last=Randall|first=Alice|author2=Carter Little|author3=Courtney Little|title=My Country Roots: The Ultimate MP3 Guide to America's Original Outsider Music|publisher=Thomas Nelson, Inc.|year=2006|pages=[https://archive.org/details/mycountryroots00alic/page/92 92]|isbn=1-59555-860-8|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/mycountryroots00alic/page/92}}

Chart performance

=Ray Pennington=

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!align="left"|Chart (1967)

!align="center"|Peak
position

{{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|29|artist=Ray Pennington}}

=Waylon Jennings=

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!align="left"|Chart (1974)

!align="center"|Peak
position

{{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|1|artist=Waylon Jennings}}
{{singlechart|Billboardhot100|75|artist=Waylon Jennings}}
align="left"|Canadian RPM Country Tracks

|align="center"|2{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.3869.pdf| title=RPM Country Playlist - October 19, 1974}}

align="left"|Canadian RPM Top Singles

|align="center"|78{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.3881b.pdf| title=RPM Top 100 Singles - October 26, 1974}}

align="left"|Australian Kent Music Report

|align="center"|75

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