I had a girl in Tennessee
Who never really cared for me
All the jewels and champagne
Went to her brain so I'm going home
I had a girl in New York city
With an ugly soul but her face was pretty
No good for me so I let her be
Now I'm going home
I've been on the road for two thousand miles
Thinking about home all the while
Travelled this land from coast to coast
Now it's time that I go home
I met a lady in Stockton Town
Said I always let her down
The girls are mean in San Joaquin
So I'm going home
I got myself a belle from the south
Oh so vicious with her mouth
I swore I would never let her see me cry
So I'm going home
I've been on the road for two thousand miles
Thinking about home all the while
Travelled this land from coast to coast
Now it's time that I go home
Well I had a friend in Ohio
Truth is that she loved me so
But I broke her heart
And she fell apart so I'm going home
I think on her every day
Oh I rue my mistakes
I'll write a letter when
I can make some sense of it all
By then she'll have found another man
Who knows what is love and what's in his hands
I wish I could tell her and just let her know
I'll never forget where we met in
Ohio