Verso 1:
G the Backwaters up and folks are a runnin D G im goin up a mountain and ima goin huntin cumberland river sure is runnin D. G fare you well oh my little darlin aint i goneG oh my love a lonesome road D G oh my love its a lonesome roadVerso 2:
G i saw a man talkin to a feller D G the water was a risin in his cellar rise anymore its comin through the floor D G fare you well oh my little darlin aint i goneVerso 3:
G two little children lyin in the bed D G water was a risin over their head the mothers uptown she was never found D G wasnt that bad oh my little darlin wasnt that badVerso 4:
G I love you and you cant help it D G you love me but you wont confess it wont you say this winters day D G fare you well oh my little darlin aint i goneVerso 5:
G Nashville is my favourite town D G the backwaters got us runnin around the cumberland river wont slow down D G fare you well oh my little darlin aint i goneVerso 6:
G the Backwaters up and folks are a runnin D G im goin up a mountain and ima goin huntin cumberland river sure is runnin D G fare you well oh my little darlin aint i goneG oh my love a lonesome road D G oh my love its a lonesome road