Intro :
...well I left New Y ork
in n ineteen forty-n ine
to g o across the c ountry
without a d ad-blamed d ime
M on - t ana in the c old cold f all
I f ound my f ather in a g am - b ling h all
f ather f ather
w here have you b een
I've b een out in the w orld
since I was o nly t en
don't w orry about m e
i f I should d ie of pleuris y
c ross the Mississippi
c ross the Tennessee
c ross the Niagara
h ome I'll never b e
h ome in old Medora
h ome in ol' Truckee
A palachicola
h ome I'll never b e
for b etter or for w orse
or t hick and t hin
l ike bein' m arried to the l ittle p oor m an
g od loves m e
just like I love h im
I w ant you to d o
just the s ame for h im
a ll the w orms eat away
but don't w orry
w atch the w ind
a ll the w orms eat away
but don't w orry
w atch the w ind
a ll the w orms eat away
but don't w orry
w atch the w ind
so I left Mont ana
on an o ld freight t rain
the n ight my f ather died
in the c old c old r ain
h ome in old Medora
h ome in ol' Truckee
A palachicola
h ome I'll never b e h ome i'll never b e ho me I'll ne ver be