Old Home Place

Old Home Place

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

I fell in love with a girl from the town
I thought that she would be true
I ran away to Charlottesville
And worked in a sawmill or two

Chorus:
What have they done to the old Homeplace
Why did they tear it down
And why did I leave my plow in the field
And look for a job in the town

-The girl ran off with somebody else
The tariffs took all my pay
And here I stand where the old home stood
Before they took it away
The geese fly south and the cold winds moan
As I stand here and hang my head
I lost my love and I lost my home
And now I wish that I was dead

Chorus:
What have they done to the old Homeplace
Why did they tear it down
And why did I leave my plow in the field
And look for a job in the town
Chorus: Repeat