She got dresses and left that morning In her hair the autumn rain She didn't leave a number Wouldn't tell me her last name She said don't fall in love with me If you want to be my lover Chased her up through Johnson City Led a bloodhound by the trail I followed her to Harlan Where the coal dust showed her trail She said don't fall in love with me If you want to be my lover Her heart ain't stuck on Dixie Where the roads are paved in bone Her heart don't hinge on Dixie And her words are sticks and stones She said don't fall in love with me If you want to be my lover Caught that girl up on mountain Fed her earth beneath the clouds I didn't hear the thunder Through her pleas, they weren't too loud She said don't fall in love with me If you want to be my lover