And I knew every hollow, every cool swimmin' hole
And God only knows all the secrets it keeps
But I'll die on this mountain, this mountain's my home
And she holds me and keeps me from worry and woe
And she holds me and keeps me from worry and woe
But I'll die on this mountain, this mountain's my home
When you rose in the mornin', before it was light
I was born on this mountain, this mountain's my home
Well, they took everything that she gave, now they're gone
I was born on this mountain, this mountain's my home
I was born on this mountain, this mountain's my home
Well, they took everything that she gave, now they're gone
And she holds me and keeps me from worry and woe
That my childhood was over, I went down in the mine
To go down in that dark hole, come back up at night
And there're ghosts in the tunnels that the company sealed
There's a chill in the air, only miners can feel
'Til one night I lay down and woke up to find
There's a hole in this mountain, dark and it's deep
I was young on this mountain, now I am old
Well, they took everything that she gave, now they're gone
