It’s been ten long years since I left my home
In the valley where I was born
Where the cool fall nights made the wood smoke rise
And the foxhunter blew his horn
I fell in love with a girl in the town
She promised that she would be true
I left my home in Charlottesville
And worked in a sawmill crew
Chorus:
What have they done with the old home place
Why did they tear it down
Why did I leave the plow in the field
And look for a job in the town
The girl ran off with somebody new
The parents took my pay
And here I stand at the old home place
Before they hauled it away
Chorus:
What have they done…