East Virginia
Traditional
[Chorus]
I was born in East Virginia
North Carolina I did go
There I met the fairest maiden
Her name and age I did not know
[Verse 1]
Her hair it was a light brown color
Her lips they were red ruby's red
On her breast she wore a white lily
Where I long to lay my head
[Chorus]
I was born in East Virginia
North Carolina I did go
There I met the fairest maiden
Her name and age I did not know
[Verse 2]
I'd rather be in some dark holler
Where the sun refuse to shine
Than to know you loved another
And to know you'd never be mine
[Chorus]
I was born in East Virginia
North Carolina I did go
There I met the fairest maiden
Her name and age I did not know