Keep the Home Fires Burnin'

My baby left me for the north country
 Where the wintry wind does blow
 Oh I wait at home, where time has never passed so slowly
 Way down south in North Carolina
 Where the moon hangs bright and low
 Oh, I move the days along, workin' my fingers to the bone
 I'll be a'waitin when you come on home, home to me
 I've kept the fires burnin' way down low
 Oh come home to me
 The days are shorter and the nights are long
 The hours go crawlin' by
 Oh hang my head and cry
 How I'm longin' for my darlin'
 I keep on listenin' for our key in the door
 While I drive myself insane
 Oh in my arms once more
 The world will be set right again
 I'll be a'waitin when you come on home, home to me
 I've kept the fires burnin' way down low
 Oh come home to me
 My baby left me for the north country
 Where the wintry wind does blow
 Oh I wait at home, where time has never passed so slowly