Chorus
G                     C 
Oh why oh why did you wander 
   G                D7 
Oh why did you ever roam 
G                                 C 
When you know that we always were happy 
    G            D7           G 
All alone in our old mountain home 
 
Verse 1
                                  C 
It was down in the old Cumberland Mountains 
G                    D7 
Down in the hills of Tennessee 
   G                       C 
As she waited alone in the moonlight 
       G          D7             G 
It was there that she waited for me 
 
Chorus
G                     C 
Oh why oh why did you wander 
   G                D7 
Oh why did you ever roam 
G                                 C 
When you know that we always were happy 
    G            D7           G 
All alone in our old mountain home 
 
Verse 2
                               C 
Oh why did you leave me little darling 
G                    D7 
Why did you leave me alone 
G                                  C 
For you knew I'd be lonely without you 
    G            D7           G 
All alone in our old mountain home 
 
Chorus
G                     C 
Oh why oh why did you wander 
   G                D7 
Oh why did you ever roam 
G                                 C 
When you know that we always were happy 
    G            D7           G 
All alone in our old mountain home 
 
Verse 3
                               C 
Now I hope you will always be happy 
G                       D7 
No matter where you may roam 
G                               C 
And I hope to be with you up in heaven 
      G           D7           G 
As we were in our old mountain home 
 
Chorus
G                     C 
Oh why oh why did you wander 
   G                D7 
Oh why did you ever roam 
G                                 C 
When you know that we always were happy 
    G            D7           G 
All alone in our old mountain home