I'm leavin' the lowlands, and this troubled life behind
Workin' just to live another day
I'll take to the mountains, across the Shenandoah Valley
And in those Blue Ridge hills I'm bound to stay
I'll build a little cabin, in the shadow of a mountain
Where my love and I will settle down
Livin' free and easy, as the autumn breeze relieves me
You know that I'll make due or do without
All I need is a fiddle and a loaded whiskey jar
And a barefoot girl to help me still my mind
Play a tune so sad and sweet, as the evenin' sun retreats
Where the broad river runs into the night.