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I'm goin' across the mountains, oh fare ye well
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Goin' 'cross the mountains, you can hear my banjo tell

[Verse 1]

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Got my rations on my back, my powder it is dry
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Goin' across the mountains, oh Chrissy don't you cry

[Chorus 2]

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Goin' across the mountain, to join the boys in blue
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When this fightin's over, I'll come back to you

[Chorus 3]

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Goin' across the mountains if I have to crawl
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To give old Jeff's men a little o' my rifle ball

[Verse 2]

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'Speck you'll miss me when I'm gone, but I'm goin' through
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When this fightin's over, I'll come back to you

[Verse 3]

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Way before it's good daylight, if nothin' happens to me
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I'll be way down yonder, in old Tennessee

[Chorus 3]

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Goin' across the mountain, oh fare ye well
Bb                                 Eb            Bb
Goin' 'cross the mountain, you can hear my banjo tell

[Chorus 4]

Bb                         F
Goin' across the mountain, oh fare ye well
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Goin' 'cross the mountain, Chrissy fare you well

[Chorus 5]

Bb                            F
Goin' across the mountain, to join the boys in blue
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When this fightin's over, I'll come back to you