Darlin do you know who loves you
Do you know whose heart you won
I’ll be lonely here without you
When these parting words do come
Take me back to my old country
Let me hear the lonesome dove
Where a blue eyed girl is waiting
For this mountain boy to love
Can’t you see the sun a sinkin’
Over the mountains over the sea
Where the days will last in memory
It may be the last of me
Take me back to Roanoke valley
Gently lay me down to rest
Place a kiss upon my forehead
For I’m the boy who loves you best