My native home
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1. I'd like to see my native home,
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the
lofty trees, the golden sand,
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the
rugged hills all crowded round,
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my
mother's voice how sweet would sound.
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2. Sometimes I dream of home and friends,
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my
dreams are false, my heart is rent.
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And when I wake I'm all alone,
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my
dreams are false, my friends are gone.
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3. I'd like to see my heart's delight,
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her
beauteous face and eyes so bright,
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and
how she'd smile as I drew near,
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I'd kiss her with a falling
tear.
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4. It fills my heart with fondest love
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to
listen to that lonesome dove.
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She mourns as if her mate was
gone,
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as if
like me left all alone.
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5. Nine or ten years have passed and gone,
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and
I'm still left here all alone,
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Virginia, oh, my native home,
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among
your hills I'd love to roam.
(orig. = capo 2nd) (The Carter
Family)