Stony Mountain, West Virginia Is the place I long to be Stony Mountain, West Virginia Is where my darling waits for me Left my home one Sunday morning I struck out for Tennessee To sing my songs and make my fortune And join the Grand Ole Opry A man told me, "Son, you ain't got it Go back home while there's still time" But I couldn't stand the thought of digging In that old Stony Mountain mine Stony Mountain, West Virginia Is the place I long to be Stony Mountain, West Virginia Is where my darling waits for me I fell in with bad companions Robbed the bank in Memphis town Headed south, scared and running They caught me in Birmingham Jailer, jailer pen and paper Write this letter for me please To Stony Mountain, West Virginia And make me just a memory Stony Mountain, West Virginia Is the place I long to be Stony Mountain, West Virginia Is where my darling waits for me