I`ve been a traveler most of my life I never took a home I never took a wife
Ran away young and decided to roam
But now I`d likea see my mama and my papa back home
Well a home where the river runs cold the water tastes good the winters ain`t cold
A home where trees grow tall the homefires burn the whippoorwills call
Well I remember stories that my pappy used to tell
Yeah my eyes would get big my chest just a swell
I could sit for hours and listen with glee
As he`d tell of how he lived when he`s a boy like me
Well a home where the river runs cold...
Now mama dear mama do you still love your boy
After all my roamin` can I still bring you joy
Mom you sent a letter got it not long ago
And you said to come home cause you`re missin` me so
Well a home where the river runs cold...