Carry Me Back to Old Virginny James A. Bland, arr. Ray Charles Intro: G7 Carry me back to old Virginny. C E F F#o There's where the cotton and corn and taters grow. G/C A- D G That's where the birds warble sweet in the spring-time. C E F F#o That's where this heart of mine, longs to go. G/C A D G C Carry me back to old Virginny, C E F F#o There let me live till I wither and decay. G/C A- D G Long by the old Dismal Swamp have I wandered, C E F F#o That's where this life of mine will pass away. G/C A D G C Mother and father have gone before me, C E F F#o Soon we will meet on that bright and golden shore. G/C A- D G There we'll be happy and free from all sorrow, C E F F#o And there we'll meet, and part no more. G/C A D G C ***Now I know the meaning of the phrase "Virginia is for lovers." I've fallen head over heels for the state.***
