It's been ten long years since I left my home
In the hollow where I was born
And the moon's cool light made the world seem bright
And the bob's under the roses on
What have they done to your old home place?
Why did they tear it down?
And why did I leave the plow and the field
And look for a job in the town?
I fell in love with a girl from the town
I thought that she would be true
So I ran away to Charlottesville
And worked in a store below town
What have they done to your old home place?
Why did they tear it down?

And why did I leave the plow and the field
And look for a job in the town?
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Now the girl ran off with some
But he helped
And he said it took all my pain
And here I stand where the old home stood
Before they took it away
What have they done to your old home place?
Why did they tear it down?
And why did I leave the plow and the field
And look for a job in the town?
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I'm a geezer, I'm a self-plugged cold-winged moan
And I stand here and hang my head
I've lost my love, I've lost my home
And now I'm a geezer, I'm a self-plugged cold-winged moan

And when did I lose it?
What have they done to your old home place?
Why did they tear it down?
And why did I leave the plow and the field
And look for a job in the town?