The green rolling hills of West Virginia
Are the nearest thing to heaven that I know
Though the times are sad and dear and I cannot linger here
They’ll keep me and never let me go

My daddy said don’t ever be a miner
For a miner’s grave is all you’ll ever own
’Cause the hard times everywhere I can’t find a dime to spare
These are the worst times I’ve ever known

But green rolling hills of West Virginia
Are the nearest thing to heaven that I know
Though the times are sad and dear and I cannot linger here
They’ll keep me and never let me go

So I’ll move away into some crowded city
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Though I’ll leave the past behind, I’ll never change my mind
These trouble times are more than I can bear

But green rolling hills of West Virginia
Are the nearest thing to heaven that I know
Though the times are sad and dear and I cannot linger here
They’ll keep me and never let me go

But someday I’ll go back to West Virginia
To the green rolling hills I love so well
Yes someday I’ll go home and I know I’ll right the wrong
These trouble times will follow me no more
Yes someday I’ll go home and I know I’ll right the wrong
These trouble times will follow me no more