When I was young and in my prime
I left my home in Caroline
Now all I do is sit and pine
For all the folks I left behind

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I've got the Blue Ridge mountain blues
And I stand right here to say
My grip is packed to travel and I'm scratching gravel
To that Blue Ridge far away

I'm gonna stay right by my pa
I'm gonna do right by my ma
I'll hang around the cabin door
No work or worry anymore

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I've got the Blue Ridge mountain blues
Gonna see my old dog Trey
Gonna hunt the possum where the corn tops blossom
On that Blue Ridge far away

I see a window with a light
I see two heads of snowy white
I seem to hear them both recite
Where is my wandering boy tonite

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I've got the Blue Ridge mountain blues
And I stand right here to say
Every day I'm counting till I climb that mountain
On the Blue Ridge far away