Cat. #1578 (MFH #1038) - As sung by Mildred Ivie, Goodman, Missouri on September 27, 1976
VERSE 1
It's not hard to see just what's wrong me all th time
When I tell ya I'm homesick, lonesome an' sad
There's a deep regret I can never get off of my mind
Cause I went t' roamin' left the only home I ever had
I hear a mockin' bird down in th little green valley
He's singin' out his heart to welcome me
Someone waits by th garden gate down in th little green valley
When I get home again how happy I will be
Down by a little babbling brook, once more I'll wander
And in a shady nook, I'll dream the hours away
That's where I'll leave all my cares behind
Go where I know I'll find sunshine
Back to that little ole green valley, far away
VERSE 2
All night long in my dreams I see a spot far away
Nestled in those hills in th land that I love
Stormy weather may come, but whether th sky is blue or gray
I keep dreamin' of sunlight, streamin from heaven above
I see a candlelight down in th little green valley
Where morning-glory vines are twinin' round th door
How, I wish I were there tonight, down in th little green valley
For then my homesick heart would trouble me no more
There is only one thought ever gives me consolation
An' that's th dream that I'll be goin' back someday
Now, ever night down upon my knees I pray th Lord'll please take me
Back to that little ole green valley, far away