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

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

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

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

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
 The next-of-kin
 To the wayward wind