The Wayward Wind

Written by Herb Newman and Stan Lebowsky

(As recorded by Eddy Arnold, February 23, 1962)

Oh, the wayward wind is a restless wind

A restless wind that yearns to wander

And I was born the next of kin

The next of kin to the wayward wind

In a lonely shack by a railroad track

I spent my younger days

And I guess the sound of the outward bound

Made me a slave to my wand'ring ways

And the wayward wind is a restless wind

A restless wind that yearns to wander

And I was born the next of kin

The next of kin to the wayward wind

Oh I met a girl in a border town

I vowed we'd never part

Tho' I tried my best to settle down

She's now alone with a broken heart

And the wayward wind is a restless wind

A restless wind that yearns to wander

And I was born the next of kin

The next of kin to the wayward wind

The next of kin to the wayward wind

(As recorded by Patsy Cline, 8/17/61)

(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

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 wand'rin ways

(Repeat Chorus)

Oh, I met him there in a border town

He vowed we'd never part

Tho' he tried his best to settle down

Now I'm alone with a broken heart

(Repeat Chorus)

The next of kin to the wayward wind