Old Home Place

It's been ten long years since I left my home
In the hollow where I was born
Where the cool fall nights make the wood smoke rise
And the fox hunter blew his horn

I fell in love with the girl in the town
I thought that she would be true
I went away to Charlottesville
And worked in a sawmill, too

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

The girl ran off with somebody else
And the tariffs took all my pay
And now I stand where the old home stood
Before they took it away

Now the geese 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

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

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

Yes, why did I leave the plow in the view
And look for a job in the town?



Credits
Writer(s): Don Reno, William J Haney
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