I was born in East Virginia North Carolina I did go There I met a fair young lady But her name I do not know Oh her hair was dark and curly And her cheeks were rosy red On her breast she wore a white lilly Where I longed to lay my head I don't want your green back dollar I don't want your watch and chain All I want is your heart lovin' Say you'll take me back again The ocean's deep and I can't swim it And I have no wings to fly I'll just get some blue-eyed boatman Have him row me o'er the tide I'm going back to East Virginia North Carolina ain't my home I'm going back to East Virginia Leave them North Carolinians alone I'm going back to East Virginia North Carolina ain't my home I'm going back to East Virginia Leave them North Carolinians alone End