Pretty Little Girl From Galax

Well I’ve been saving nickels and lookin’ for dimes
Cleanin’ out my pockets for all the money I can find
‘Cause my days are filled with sadness and every night I pine
For my sweetheart’s in Virginia and I’m in ‘Caroline

Hey mister won’t you take me farther on down the tracks
I’ve got to find a way can’t wait another day
To see my pretty little girl from Galax

I jumped an open freight car thought that would be alright
‘Till the brakeman caught me sleepin’ in the middle of the night
So I’ve been out here walkin’ with my thumb up in the air
Checkin’ passin’ cars for someone to get me there

Hey mister won’t you take me farther on down the tracks
I’ve got to find a way can’t wait another day
To see my pretty little girl from Galax

Now she can play the fiddle best you’ve ever heard
And when she sings a sad song I hang on every word
Been so long since I’ve seen her in that little mountain town
I just need someone to pick me up and lay that hammer down

Hey mister won’t you take me farther on down the tracks
I’ve got to find a way can’t wait another day
To see my pretty little girl from Galax

Mister won’t you take me farther on down the tracks
I’ve got to find a way can’t wait another day
To see my pretty little girl from Galax