Why, why did you wander?
My whole world's upside down
There's no light in the window
I'm alone in our old mountain home
It was down in the Cumberland Mountains
Down in the hills of Tennessee
Where you said you'd wait for me, darling
But you never waited for me
So tell me, why, why did you wander?
My whole world's upside down
And there's no light in the window
I'm alone in our old mountain home
Why, why did you leave me?
Why did you leave me alone?
You knew we were always so happy
All alone in our old mountain home
So tell me, why, why did you wander?
My whole world's upside down
And there's no light in the window
I'm alone in our old mountain home
Down in the Cumberland Mountains
Back in the hills of Tennessee
You said you'd wait for me, darling
But you never waited for me
I hope you'll always be happy
No matter wherever you roam
And I hope you'll think of me, darling
And won't you think of our old mountain home?
Why, why did you wander?
My whole world's upside down
There's no light in the window
I'm alone in our old mountain home
So tell me, why, why did you wander?
My whole world's upside down
And there's no light in the window
I'm alone in our old mountain home