Longing for old Virginia    (intro)

 

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1. 'Mid the green fields of Virginia, dear I met you,

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    where the roses red and white around us grew.

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    When I held you in my arms and gently kissed you,

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    the robins sang the sweetest song we knew.

 

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I am longing for old Virginia, for old Virginia and you,

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and I'm hoping the soul within you is longing for me too.

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To Virginia, just like the ivy, my heart clings ever true,

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and I reckon in the spring I'll bring a little ring to old Virginia and you.

 

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2. Though tonight I'm far from you and old Virginia,

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    I love you as I did that day in June.

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    And when springtime comes again to old Virginia,

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    I'll build a little cottage just for two.    

 

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             Recorded  12/11/34 Camden, NJ

 

(orig. = capo 1st)    (The Carter Family)