"Ramblin' Man" features a conversation between an interviewer (the voice of Michael Deakin—uncle of Lemon Jelly's Fred Deakin) and "John the Ramblin' Man" (the voice of Standing), during which he lists various places from around the world, ranging "from small Sussex villages to major world capitals." When listed in the order in which the locations are narrated, the message "Bagpuss Sees All Things" is spelled out midway through the song (from Brixton at four minutes ten seconds, to San José at four minutes 31 seconds) using the first letter of each location. The band had initially intended to use a sample of Errol Flynn talking about his travels, but since it only included four destinations they compiled a list of 200 places and recorded Standing reading them.