{Verse 1} Way up north, where the snow flies and the sun don't hardly shine If it weren't for, my true love I'd have long ago lost my mind I'd have long ago lost my mind {Verse 2} There's good folks here and good folks there most everywhere I go But the land of my heart is down where the snow white cotton grows where the snow white cotton grows When the river runs over from the melting snow we will take to the higher ground when the water goes down again, we'll saddle our old paint we'll be homeward bound me and my love will be homeward bound {solo} play verse {verse 3} Heartstrings hold tighter than the roots of a live oak tree holding through tornado wind tougher than timber, stronger than steel they'll guide me back southward again they'll guide me back southward again {repeat chorus}