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