Long Journey Home [core]

Lost all my money but a two dollar bill
Two dollar bill, boys, two dollar bill
Lost all my money but a two dollar bill
And I'm on my long journey home

Black smoke's a-rising, surely it's a train,...

Homesick and lonesome and feeling kinda blue,...

Cloudy in the east and it looks like rain,...

Little girl a-waitin', on down the line,...

Dark and a rainin' and I gotta go home,...

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A song from the Mountain Music for Everyone Song Collection from the ToneWay Project. Our website has lyrics to nearly 400 traditional songs common in bluegrass and old-time circles. Most songs also include a free MP3 recording that you can listen to. The ToneWay Project also offers songbooks, CDs, and resources for learning to play music by ear. http://ToneWay.com