My home's in old Virginia among the lovely hills
The memory of my birthplace lies in my bosom still
I did not like my fireside I did not like my home
I have a mind for rambling so far away from home
It was on one moonlight evening the stars were shinning bright
And with an ugly dagger I made the spirits fly
Twas then the sobber struck me as plain as you can see
I'm doomed I'm ruined forever throughout eternity
I courted a fair young lady her name I will not tell
Oh why should I disgrace her when I am doomed for hell
But now upon my scaffold my time's not very long
You may forget the singer but don't forget this song
The memory of my birthplace lies in my bosom still
I did not like my fireside I did not like my home
I have a mind for rambling so far away from home
It was on one moonlight evening the stars were shinning bright
And with an ugly dagger I made the spirits fly
Twas then the sobber struck me as plain as you can see
I'm doomed I'm ruined forever throughout eternity
I courted a fair young lady her name I will not tell
Oh why should I disgrace her when I am doomed for hell
But now upon my scaffold my time's not very long
You may forget the singer but don't forget this song