Little White Washed Chimney

Where the Mississippi's flowing on the sunny southern shores
And the steamboat comes a-puffin' round the bend
There's a little old log cabin with a grape vine o'er the door
And a little white-washed chimney at the end

Oh I went away up North where they told me I would find
Money hanging around like apples on a tree
But it was as my sweetheart told me there was nothing of the kind
And the weather was so cold I thought I'd freeze

I can see the smoke a-rising from the little chimney top
As it welcomes me and greets me on the breeze
Then I will start a-runnin' and I know I'll never stop
Till I've landed in that cabin on my knees