Green Rolling Hills lyrics

Oh, 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

And I can't find a dime to spare

These are the worst times I've ever known

But 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

So I'll move away into some crowded city

In some northern factory town you'll find me there

Though I'll leave the past behind

I'll never change my mind

These troubled times are more than I can bear

But 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

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 troubled times will follow me no more

Yes, someday I'll go home

And I know I'll right the wrong

These troubled times will follow me no more