My baby left me for the north country Where the wintry wind does blow Oh I wait at home, where time has never passed so slowly Way down south in North Carolina Where the moon hangs bright and low Oh, I move the days along, workin' my fingers to the bone I'll be a'waitin when you come on home, home to me I've kept the fires burnin' way down low Oh come home to me The days are shorter and the nights are long The hours go crawlin' by Oh hang my head and cry How I'm longin' for my darlin' I keep on listenin' for our key in the door While I drive myself insane Oh in my arms once more The world will be set right again I'll be a'waitin when you come on home, home to me I've kept the fires burnin' way down low Oh come home to me My baby left me for the north country Where the wintry wind does blow Oh I wait at home, where time has never passed so slowly