Nestled in the heart of the Tennessee Hills
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Among the peaceful pines midst the rocks and the rills
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There stands my old homeplace of long long ago
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It brings back fond mem'ry of one I loved so
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I courted that maiden so sweet and so fair
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With heavenly eyes and with chestnut brown hair
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She said that she loved me and always would be mine
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But I went away leavin' her there behind
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I'll tell you the reason that I left here there
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To roam this old world with its sorrow and care
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I saw her one night in the arms of a man hugging and kissing as two lovers can
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While dining one night in a far off country town
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A stranger walked in and he chanced to sit down
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While speaking of loved ones I happened to find
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He was the brother of that old sweetheart of mine
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When he heard my story to me then he said
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The one you love has a long time been dead
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Oh I was the one who you saw that fatal night
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All wrapped in the arms of my sister so tight
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She loved you so dearly but you broke her heart
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But stranger from her ever more you must part
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Tragic Romance
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| Stonewall Jackson |
