1. If I had listened t'what Mama said,

I would not have been here today;

Wishing for things I'll never have,

And weeping my sweet life away.

cho: If I was on some foggy mountain top,

I'd sail away to the West

I'd sail all around this old wide world

To the one I love the best.

2. You caused me to weep, you caused me to mourn,

You caused me to leave my home;

Oh, that lonesome pine and those good old times,

I'm on my way back home.

cho....

3. Oh, when you see that two-faced blonde,

There's somethin' you can tell 'er;

She need not fool her time away,

A-tryin' to steal a feller.

cho....

4. Oh, when you come to courtin' now,

Put on you navy blue;

That long tail "roust-a-bout" you wear,

Don't do a thing for you.

cho....