Gonna take my guitar and leave this town I'm gonna find me a new place to hang around Baby, I ain't coming back for a long long spell This guitar wants to see a new place I guess baby you wanna see a new face So I'm gonna be too far to reach by mail Well, you know why baby, 'cause you turned me down You thought I'd always be around But I'm tellin' you baby, you got a lot to learn Me and this guitar is gonna be gone We're gonna be too far to reach by phone In the honky-tonks we're gonna have ourselves a time
This guitar's a-singin' and a-talkin' pretty loud It sure feels good to get away from your crowd So I'm headed south for I know a gal named Dinah If the creeks don't rise and the weather stays fair It won't be long and we'll be right there In my hometown in the state of North Carolina I'm gonna take my guitar and leave this town I'm gonna find me a new place to hang around Baby, I ain't coming back for a long long spell This guitar wants to see a new place I guess baby you wanna see a new face So I'm gonna be too far to reach by mail
You know why baby, 'cause you turned me down You thought I'd always be around But I'm tellin' you baby, you got a lot to learn Me and this guitar is gonna be gone We're gonna be too far to reach by phone In the honky-tonks we're gonna have ourselves a time I tried to change you, but what's the use You're a red hot mama and you're on the loose And you're never tired of honky-tonkin' around This big guitar is ringin' low All tuned up and is ready to go So goodbye baby, I'm North Carolina bound