Come love come the road lies low

The way is long and hard I know

Come love come the road lies free

I'll wait for you in tennessee

I was four my loving mam

Was cornered by the boss's man

She turned her head and

Got struck down

They buried her in the

Cold cold ground

Come love come the road lies low

The way is long and hard I know

Come love come the road lies free

I'll wait for you in tennessee

I was twelwe my father dear

Was strong of arm and free of fear

Until the day he raised his hand

Then he was sold to alabam'

Come love come the road lies low

The way is long and hard I know

Come love come the road lies free

I'll wait for you in tennessee

I was sixteen found my bloom

And found my man

We jumped the broom

We pledged each other

The rest of our lives

And on saturday nights

We were man and wife

Come love come the road lies low

The way is long and hard I know

Come love come the road lies free

I'll wait for you in tennessee

I was eighteen bugles called

And boys in blue came o'er the wall

I took my chance and followed free

They led the way to tennessee

Come love come the road lies low

The way is long and hard I know

Come love come the road lies free

I'll wait for you in tennessee

So here I sit in a tiny shack

With thirteen others at my back

I've sent you word so all I can do

Is wait and wait

And wait and wait and wait

And wait for you

Come love come the road lies low

The way is long and hard I know

Come love come the road lies free

I'll wait for you in tennessee

Come love come the road lies low

The way is long and hard I know

Come love come the road lies free

I'll wait for you in tennessee

I'll wait for you

I'll wait for you

I'll wait for you

I'll wait for you