G                        B7            C           G
It's been ten long years since I left my home
G                                   D

In the hollow where I was born
Where the cool fall nights make the wood smoke rise
And the foxhunter blows his horn

I fell in love with a girl from the town
I thought that she would be true
I ran away to Charlottesville 
And worked in a sawmill or two
D                                      G   

What have they done to the old home place 
A                           D   

Why did they tear it down
  G                  B7         C               G        

 And why did I leave the plow in the field

    G                  D            G   
   And look for a job in the town

Well my girl she ran off with somebody else
The taverns took all my pay
And here I stand where the old home stood
Before they took it away

Now the geese they fly south and the cold wind blows
As I stand here and hang my head
I've lost my love I've lost my home
And now I wish that I was dead