Virginia

I met Virginia two summers ago
 Up in them mountains, teachin school
 Oh Lord in a one room shack
 Teachin the children all she knew
 We spent a lot of hours together
 And one day she said she loved me for all time
 And I'm in love with my Virginia
 And I hope she don't change her mind.
 We took a trip to Montana
 Guess we were lookin for gold
 Never saw a trace of it
 But it was everywhere, we were told
 Worked in a mine for thirteen hours every day
 I took one look at my Virginia
 And knew she wasn't meant to live that way
 The goin' was rough, but she treated me so kind
 I'm in love with miss Virginia
 And I hope she don't change her mind
 Now we're back in Carolina
 Up in them Smokeys where we belong
 Never knew why we went away
 Can't understand why we were gone
 Been with her twenty years
 And all those years she made me feel so fine
 She still tells me that she loves me
 And I hope she don't change her mind
 Oh I hope she don't change her mind