C C7
I was born in East Virginia
F C
North Carolina, I did roam
F G G# Am
There I met a fair young maiden
Dm G C
Her name and age, I do not know
[Verse 2]
C C7
Her hair it was of a light brown color
F C
Cheeks they were a ruby red
F G G# Am
On her breast she wore white lillies
Dm G C
There I longed to lay my head
[Verse 3]
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I'd rather be in some dark hollow
F C
Where the sun refuse to shine
F G G7 Am
Than to see her with another
Dm G C
And to know you'd never be mine
[Verse 4]
C C7
I was born in East Virginia
F C
North Carolina, I did roam
F G G# Am
There I met a fair young maiden
Dm G C
Her name and age, I do not know
Dm G C
Her name and age, I do not know
