When I was young and in my prime I left my home in Caroline Now all I do is sit and pine For all those folks I left behind
I've got those Blue Ridge Mountain blues And I stand right here to say My grip is packed to travel and I'm scratching gravel For that Blue Ridge far away
Well I'm gonnna stay right by my Pa And I'm gonna do right by my Ma I'll hang around that cabin door No work or worry anymore
I've got those Blue Ridge Mountain blues Gonna see my old dog trained Gonna hunt the possum where the corn tops blossom On that Blue Ridge far away
Now I see a window with a light I see two heads of snowy white It seems I hear them both recite Where is my wandering boy tonight
I've got those Blue Ridge Mountain blues And I stand right here to say Every day I'm counting 'til I find that mountain On that blue ridge far away