Wagon Wheel

"Wagon Wheel" is a song originally sketched by Bob Dylan and later completed by Old Crow Medicine Show. The song describes a journey south along the eastern coast of the United States, from New England in the northeast, through Philadelphia, with the intended destination of Raleigh, North Carolina, where the protagonist hopes to see his lover. "Wagon Wheel" is composed of two different parts. The chorus for the song comes from a Bob Dylan outtake from the soundtrack for the film Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid. Although never officially released, the Dylan song was released on a bootleg and is usually named after the chorus and its refrain of "Rock Me Mama." Although Dylan left the song an unfinished sketch, Ketch Secor of Old Crow Medicine Show wrote verses for the song around Dylan's original chorus. Secor's additional lyrics transformed "Rock Me Mama" into "Wagon Wheel." Secor has stated the song is partially autobiographical.