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 me a slave to his wandering 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      The wayward wind, the wayward wind