Amongst the Stones

[Verse 1]
I was born on the mountain
Where I learned a miner's trade
Thought that I wanted freedom
Lord I wish that I had stayed

[Verse 2]
A man in town knew my father
Said he'd pay an honest wage
But money led me to the bottle
And the bottle will lead to my grave

[Chorus]
Take me back to East Virginia
The only place that I belong
And lay me down beside my father
Cast my name amongst the stones

[Verse 3]
Hands that once gripped a hammer
Can hardly hold the bottle tight
This old world is slowly fadin'
Home is coming into sight

[Chorus]
Take mе back to East Virginia
The only place that I belong
And lay mе down beside my father
Cast my name amongst the stones

[Outro]
Amongst the stones, I'll find freedom
A place my soul will rest in peace
I'd rather die in old Virginia
Than to live in misery