[Verse]
I'm a-going to see my baby on the Carolina side
I'm a-going to see my baby on the Carolina side
I'm a-ridin' all down this serpent's tail with her on my mind

Well if this ol' burnt out car won't a-ride
If this ol' burnt out car won't a-ride
Well all down that lonely road, she's gonna be on my mind

Yes, take me down to where the moon sings tonight
Take me down where the moon sings tonight
Where the stars all hear your sad songs and settles down quiet

When you hear me a-comin' round that lonesome way
When you hear me a-comin' round that lonesome way
Won't you let me stay the night, 'fore you send me on my way?

And the world's all a-sleepin' through the whispering night
The world's all a-sleepin' through this whispering night
But you and I, we're lookin' down, like the wind and the stars hangin high

Ain't this road just like the Mississippi?
Ain't this road just like the Mississippi?
Wait a while more, won't you sweet honey? I'm still on this side of Tennessee