Well, my home is in the Blue Ridge Mountains My home is in the Blue Ridge Mountains Well, my home is in the Blue Ridge Mountains And I ain?t comin? back here anymore Well, I had me a mother that could pray, boys She prayed for me both night and day, boys And I tore down every prayer that she could say, boys And I ain?t comin? back here anymore I wanna find me a lady fair and tender Wanna play her song on my steel strings Gonna lay her down in a bed of clover Then I ain?t comin? back here anymore Well, I?ve seen this whole wide country over From New York City down to Mexico And I?ve seen the joyful and the sorrow And I ain?t comin? back here anymore So Mister Sinby, can you hear me Down there in Gracel, Louisana, oh Well, I?ll lay a joint upon your grave, sir Then I ain?t comin? back here anymore Well, my home is in the Blue Ridge Mountains My home is in the Blue Ridge Mountains Well, my home is in the Blue Ridge Mountains And I ain?t comin? back here anymore