It sure is cold here in Chicago
The wind can cut you like a knife
Another day, another dollar
What a way to spend your life
She was young and I was restless
So I set out to see the world
Left my home in old Virginia
And my Blue Ridge Mountain Girl

I can see her standing by the window
There’s nothing sadder in the world
Then to see those green eyes all red from crying
On my Blue Ridge Mountain Girl

In my hand I hold a letter
It said she made a pretty bride
As I lay here in the darkness
She lies by another’s side
I’ve got money in my pocket
Diamonds rings that I wear
But I’d trade it all this minute
For all the gold that’s in her hair

[1] It sure is cold here [4] in Chi-[1]-cago
The wind can [5] cut you like a [1] knife
Another day, another [4] dollar
What a [2m] way to spend your [5] life
She was [1] young and [4] I was [1] restless
So I set [5] out to see the [1] world
Left my home in old Vir-[4]-ginia
And my Blue [5] Ridge Mountain [1] Girl

I can see her [4] standing by the [1] window
There’s nothing [4] sad-[1]-der in the [5] world
Then to see those [6m] green eyes [4] all red from [1] crying
On my Blue [5] Ridge Mountain [1] Girl

In my hand I hold a letter
It said she made a pretty bride
As I lay here in the darkness
She lies by another’s side
I’ve got money in my pocket
Diamonds rings that I wear
But I’d trade it all this minute
For all the gold that’s in her hair