When I was young and in my prime,
In my prime!
I left my home in Caroline,
In Caroline!
Now all I do is sit and cry,
For all the folks he left behind.
I got the Blue Ridge Mountain blues,
And I always pay my dues,
And I'm drinking whiskey and a church of tobacco,
On the Blue Ridge far away.
I'm gonna stand right by my ma,
I'm gonna stand right by my pa,
I'll hang
around the cabin door,
No worries anymore.
I got the Blue Ridge Mountain blues,
And I always pay my dues,
And I'm drinking whiskey and a church of tobacco,
On the Blue Ridge far away.
This girl, her name was Sue,
She showed me just what to do,
When I woke up the next day,
This girl had flown far away.
I got the Blue Ridge Mountain blues,
And I always pay my dues,
And I'm drinking whiskey and a church of tobacco,
On the Blue Ridge far away.
I had a girl,
her name was Sal,
She ran off with my best pal,
And left me hanging on the floor,
The morning had grown in the morn.
I got the Blue Ridge Mountain blues,
And I always pay my dues,
And I'm drinking whiskey and a church of tobacco,
On the Blue Ridge far away.
This girl, her name was Peg,
We got married just the other day,
And when I got home to bed,
Well I saw she had a woody leg, my God!
I got the Blue Ridge Mountain blues,
And I always pay my dues,
And I'm drinking whiskey and a
church of tobacco, On the Blue Ridge far away.
I got the Blue Ridge Mountain blues,
And I always pay my dues,
And I'm drinking whiskey
and a church of tobacco, On the Blue
Ridge far away.