Blue Ridge Mountain Blues

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
 I've got the blue ridge mountain blues
 And I'll stand right here and sing:
 "Every day I'm countin'
 Until I climb those mountains
 Oh, that blue ridge far away"
 I see a window with the light
 I see two heads of snowly white
 It seems I can hear them both recite:
 "Where is my wondering boy tonight?"
 I've got the blue ridge mountain blues
 And I'll stand right here to say
 My grip is packed to travel
 And I'm scratching gravel
 For that blue ridge far away
 I'm gonna do right by my pa
 I'm gonna do right by my ma
 I'll hang around the kitchen door
 No work or worry anymore
 I've got the blue ridge mountain blues
 Gonna see my old, old tray
 Gonna hunt the possom
 Where the corn top blossom
 On that blue ridge far away