East Virginia Blues - Robert Earl Keen

I was born in East Virginia

North Carolina I did go

There I courted a fair young maiden

But her age I did not know

Oh her hair was dark and curly

And her cheeks were rosy red

On her breast she wore a lily

Where I longed to lay my head

I don’t want your green back dollar

I don’t want your watch and chain

All I want is you my darling

Say you’ll take me back again

The ocean’s deep and I can’t wade it

And I have no wings to fly

I’ll just get some blue-eyed boatman

For to row me o’er the tide

I’ll go back to East Virginia

North Carolina ain’t my home

I’ll go back to East Virginia

Leave old North Carolina alone

I’ll go back to East Virginia

North Carolina ain’t my home

I’ll go back to East Virginia

Leave old North Carolina alone