Pretty sure this is my favorite version of this song. Never knew about Matt Andersen till i stumbled onto this video and now i can't get enough of him!
I managed to score tickets to his second night in New York at MSG. one more checked off my bucket list. I saw Clapton in Toronto last September. I am in Atlantic Canada and its a 2 hour flight to TO and 5 hrs to NYC. It is well worth the hassle to finally see my # 1st & 2nd favorite guitar slingers of all time. Can't wait 🎉🎉🎉
Heading down south to the land of the pines I'm thumbing my way into North Caroline Staring up the road and pray to God I see headlights I made it down the coast in seventeen hours Picking me a bouquet of dogwood flowers And I'm a-hopin' for Raleigh, I can see my baby tonight So rock me momma like a wagon wheel Rock me momma any way you feel Hey momma rock me Rock me momma like the wind and the rain Rock me momma like a south bound train Hey momma rock me Running from the cold up in New England I was born to be a fiddler in an old time string band My baby plays a guitar, I pick a banjo now Oh, north country winters keep a-getting me down I lost my money playing poker so I had to up and leave But I ain't turning back to living that old life no more So rock me momma like a wagon wheel Rock me momma any way you feel Hey momma rock me Rock me momma like the wind and the rain Rock me momma like a south bound train Hey momma rock me Walkin' to the south out of Roanoke I caught a trucker out of Philly had a nice long toke But he's a heading west from the Cumberland gap To Johnson City, Tennessee And I gotta get a move on before the sun I hear my baby calling my name and I know that she's the only one And if I died in Raleigh at least I will die free So rock me momma like a wagon wheel Rock me momma any way you feel Hey momma rock me Rock me momma like the wind and the rain Rock me momma like a south bound train Hey momma rock me
the only video i can find of matt andersen playing wagon wheel is the live version and this is SO much better (not the music, there is no audience clapping off beat) also the animation is adorable! i love it
Actually the animation was the album cover. This version of the song was purchased on iTunes, but has since been removed. When Wagon Wheel became mainstream, I needed to upload this because I believe it's the best version and also to demonstrate Matt Andersen's amazing talent.
