A             D              A
    If I was on some foggy mountain top,
                          E
    I'd sail away to the West.
         A                     D         A
    I'd sail all around this whole wide world,
                   E        A
    to the girl I love the best.

       A                       D    A
    If I had listened to what mama said,
                               E
    I would not a been here today,
      A                 D      A
    a-lying around this old jailhouse,
       E A
    a-weepin' my sweet life away.

   A            D            A    E       A
Eolayee-oh, leeolayee-ay leeolayee-layee-o-ay.

          A               D        A
    Oh, when you see that girl of mine,
                                E
    there's something you must tell her :
         A                   D      A
    she need not to fool her time away,
                   E    A
    to court some other feller.

         A                      D            A
    She caused me to weep, she caused me to mourn,
                               E
    she caused me to leave my home.
            A                         D       A
    Oh, the lonesome pines and those good old times,
               E        A
    I'm on my way back home.

   A             D           A    E        A
Eolayee-oh, leeolayee-ay leeolayee-layee-o-ay.

        A             D   A
    Oh, when you go a-courtin,
  E
    I tell you how to do,
          A                  D     A
    pull off that long tail roustabout,
                 E     A
    put on your navy blue.

   A            D            A    E       A
Eolayee-oh, leeolayee-ay leeolayee-layee-o-ay.