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