Green Rolling Hills Lyrics

Emmylou Harris Green Rolling Hills written by Utah Phillips
Ricky Skaggs fiddle/viola
James Burton guitar
Hank DeVito steel guitar
John Ware drums
Emory Gordy bass
Glen D Hardin piano
Brian Ahern acoustic guitar
Fayssoux Starling duet vocal
The green rolling hills of West Virginia
Are the nearest thing to heaven that I know
Tho the times are sad and drear
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
The green rolling hills of West Virginia
Are the nearest thing to heaven that I know
Tho the times are sad and drear
And I cannot linger here
They'll keep me and never let me go
So I'll move away into some crowded city
In some northern factory town you'll find me there
Tho I'll leave the past behind
I'll never change my mind
These troubled times are more than I can bear
The green rolling hills of West Virginia
Are the nearest thing to heaven that I know
Tho the times are sad and drear
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 troubled times will follow me no more
Yes, someday I'll go home
And I know I'll right the wrong
These troubled times will follow me no more
From Emmylou Harris "Quarter Moon In A Ten Cent Town"
Warner Brothes Records 1978
On Strike Music(BMI)