Lyric Green Rolling Hills

(Utah Phillips)

The green rolling hills of West Virginia
Are the nearest thing to heaven that I know
Though the times are sad and drear
And I cannot linger here
They ll keep me and never let me go

My daddy said don t ever be a miner
For a miner s grave is all you ll ever own
Cause the hard times everywhere
I can t find a dime to spare
These are the worst times I ve ever known

So I ll move away into some crowded city
In some northern factory town you ll find me here
Though I ll leave the past behind
I ll never change my mind
These trouble times are more than I can bear

But someday I ll go back to west Virginia
To the green rolling hills I love so well
Yes someday I ll go home
And I know I ll right the wrong
These trouble times will follow me no more

Yes someday I ll go home
And I know I ll right the wrong
These trouble times will follow me no more