First Drafts of Rock: “Ramblin’ Man” by The Allman Brothers Band (w/ Kevin Bacon) | The Tonight Show

First Drafts of Rock takes a look at the original version of “Ramblin’ Man” (featuring Kevin Bacon and Jimmy Fallon). Lyrics below:

KEVIN
Lord, I was born a ramblin’ man
I’m tryin’ to make a livin’ and doin’ the best I can
And I was born in the back seat of a Greyhound bus
I was born a ramblin’ man

Like I said, I was born in a Greyhound
The people on the bus were like, “Hey, what’s that noise?”
And some guy yelled, “I think that a lady’s giving birth.
In the back seat of this Greyhound bus.”

The bus driver screamed, “Wait, should I pull over?”
A few people on board said, “No, just drive.”
But a couple other people said, “You gotta park this bus.”
The driver did not park the bus

JIMMY
I knew you were born a ramblin’ man
But I didn’t know about the bus birth ’til just now
I’d kinda prefer we sing about something else
But I’m also weirdly curious

(KEVIN) If you’ve got a question you can ask it
(KEVIN) I’ll try to remember the details from that ’Hound
(JIMMY) I don’t even know where to start. I guess how much did you weigh?
(KEVIN) Somewhere between 6 and 20 pounds

(JIMMY) Twenty pounds is too big for a baby
(JIMMY) I wanna say the average is like 8?
(KEVIN) Well it’s not like they had a scale on the bus
(KEVIN) That was just an estimate

(JIMMY) Did your mother name you on that Greyhound
(KEVIN) She named me after the driver of that bus
(KEVIN) His name was Nicky Bus
(JIMMY) But your name is Dickey Betts
(KEVIN) Cuz she wrote his name down wrong

BOTH
Dickey Betts was born on a Greyhound
Dickey Betts was born on a Greyhound
Dickey Betts was born on a Greyhound bus
Dickey Betts was born on a bus


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[owenbf]

I don't know if I'll ever be able to listen to Ramblin Man again without hearing this.

[valleygrl]

Proof that people who can play music make the world a MUCH better place! ❤

[Cweisman]

RIP Gregg Allman, Duane Allman, Berry Oakley, Butch Trucks, Lamar Williams, Allen Woody, Dan Toler, David "Frankie" Toler, Johnny Neel, and Dickey Betts. May your music always live on!

[deborahwilson]

This was the BEST thing on Fallon's show-& I miss it! Both Kevin Bacon & Paul Rudd, were fantastic on these segments! Had a cd Kevin & his brother did decades ago- billed as the Bacon Brothers. Great cd!

[telinhajp]

Kevin Bacon's voice is perfect for this song. ❤️

[billyj]

This proves that everything's better with Bacon. Kevin that is.

[whitneywood]

Haha I love how Kevin bacon is in all of these with Fallon. They're obviously having fun and Kevin should do more comedy!

[povifransiska]

They are really doing a good job making the 60s vibe, the angle, the quality of the video, the style. Spot on!

[dan_]

God I love these musical covers Fallon does

[tuccida]

Jimmy, may I sincerely say that this is your finest work. This deserves an Emmy, an Oscar, a Peabody, and half a Grammy. The level of detailed authenticity is astonishing, all that vintage music gear, actual performances, and a suitably absurd yet comical storyline to the lyrics. Well done, everyone! BACON

[summerfields]

This was truly amazing. I had no idea how well Kevin Bacon could sing. Wow!

[philzoller]

That's excellent! Kevin and Jimmy, et al, took a real funny gag and have moved it forward creatively. This is one of my favorite features of the Tonight Show

[mkilptrick]

This was so enjoyable. Took me back to my college days when music was really good. Kevin was incredible.

[debbienelson]

Wow Mr. Fallon! Just saw the Kevin Bacon Ramblin Man clip on you show. Thought for a moment it was a old clip of Gregg Allman set in then quickly realized it was you. I'm just an old Georgia Peach who loves Gregg to this day. You made my night💜Thank you.

[BriRog]

The singing argument about the weight is hilarious 🤣🤣🤣

[bluethunder]

This was really good. Bring more of those classic rock bands to the show.
A well deserved thumbs up 👍.

[cookingwiththedelks]

This legit has me rollin’! Ramblin’ Man is one of my favorite songs and this is so perfect. Kevin and Jimmy have such great chemistry!

[patriciaTHX]

I Love The Allman Brothers Band, and I Love this...
Kevin Bacon is very good as Dickey Betts. 😁👍🏻👍🏻

[ashleywills]

I missed this soooo much I loved watching first drafts of rock

[gigahijau]

Kevin Bacon is so awesome, great man, great performers he really acted and sing Dickey Betts🤠