Earl Scruggs
When I was young 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 those Blue Ridge Mountain blues
And I'll stand right here and say
My grip is packed to travel
And I'm scratching gravel
For that Blue Ridge far away
I'm gonna stay right by my ma
I'm gonna do right by my pa
I'll hang around that cabin door
No work or worries anymore
I've got them Blue Ridge Mountain blues
I want to see my old dog Trey
Gonna hunt the opossum, 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
Seems I can hear them both rcite
"Where's my wanderin' boy tonight?"
I've got those Blue Ridge mountain blues
And I'll stand right here and say
Every day I'm countin'
'til I climb that mountain
In my Blue Ridge far away