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