It's a lonesome road and a hard way to live But it's the only life that I know I meet some people a-travelin' around But home's always the best place to go And there's a lonesome feelin' in my mind A feelin' that I can't leave behind Carolina's where I'm at and I'll always hang my hat Under those Blue Ridge Mountain skies Well I got me a woman back home She gave me a baby too And she stands by my lovin' side And does anything I ask her to And there's a lonesome feelin' in my mind A feelin' I can't seem to leave behind Carolina's where I'm at and I'll always hang my hat Under those Blue Ridge Mountain skies There's an old man sittin' in a rockin' chair Who's got the best beagle dog in the county, I've been told But his shotgun a-done and got too rusty That old beagle dog he done grown a little too old As he stares up into Heaven I'm sure I know the reason why He's a-thinkin' about that promised land In them Blue Ridge Mountain skies And it's a lonesome feelin' in my mind A feelin' I can't seem to leave behind Carolina's where I'm at and I'll always hang my hat Under those Blue Ridge Mountain skies Blue Ridge Mountain skies