East Virginia
Joan Baez"East Virginia" is a song by Joan Baez, released in 2022 in the Pop genre. The song is 3:25 long and contains 24 lines and 170 words.
Lyrics
0:07I was born in east Virginia
0:15North Carolina I did roam
0:23There I met a pretty maiden
0:30Her name and age I do not know
0:42Her hair it was of a brightsome color
0:50And her lips of a ruby red
0:57On her breast she wore white lilies
1:05There I longed to lay my head
1:16Well in my heart you are my darling
1:24And at my door you're welcome in
1:31At my gate I'll meet you my darling
1:39If your love I could only win
1:52I'd rather be in some dark holler
2:00Where the sun refused to shine
2:08Than to see you another man's darling
2:15And to know that you'll never be mine
2:29Well in the night I'm dreaming about you
2:37In the day I find no rest
2:44Just the thought of you my darling
2:51Sends aching pains all through my breast
3:02Well when I'm dead and in my coffin
3:11With my feet turned toward the sun
3:18Come and sit beside me darling
3:25Come and think on the way you done
I was born in east Virginia North Carolina I did roam There I met a pretty maiden Her name and age I do not know Her hair it was of a brightsome color And her lips of a ruby red On her breast she wore white lilies There I longed to lay my head Well in my heart you are my darling And at my door you're welcome in At my gate I'll meet you my darling If your love I could only win I'd rather be in some dark holler Where the sun refused to shine Than to see you another man's darling And to know that you'll never be mine Well in the night I'm dreaming about you In the day I find no rest Just the thought of you my darling Sends aching pains all through my breast Well when I'm dead and in my coffin With my feet turned toward the sun Come and sit beside me darling Come and think on the way you done
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