Phil Ochs - Hills Of West Virginia Lyrics
From the flat plains of Ohio we drifted out one day
For the southern part of the journey
Underneath the bridge, the Ohio River sang
As we headed for the Hills of West Virginia
As the darkness of the night was quickly fading
And the fog hugged the road like a cloudy, cloudy sea
As we drove though the hills of West Virginia
We smoked the tobacco and drank of the wine
And we spoke of the forest we were passing
And the road would wind and wind and wind
When we drove through the hills of West Virginia
Among all the wealth of the beauty that we passed
And we saw the broken bottles laying on the grass
When we drove though the hills of West Virginia
The Virginia people watched as we went riding by
Oh, proud as a boulder they were standing
And we wondered at each other with a meeting of the eye
When we drove thought the hills of West Virginia
And once in a while we would stop by the road
And gaze at the womb of the valley
Almost wishing for a path down below
Where we stopped in the hills of West Virginia
Up and down and all around we took our restless ride
And the rocks they were staring cold and jagged
Where explosions of the powder had torn away the side
Where we drove through the hills of West Virginia
And the orange sun was falling on the southern border line
As the shadows of the night were now returning
And we knew the mountains followed us and watched us from behind
When we drove from the hills of West Virginia
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Phil Ochs Hills Of West Virginia Comments
Orta be the west virginia state Song !!
This came about while listening to a Pete Seeger playlist, couldn't have asked for a better interruption
A great song !
beautifully written and sung by a master
Such a good song.
just about my favorite Phil Ochs song. It sure does deserve to be better known. Timeless. Thanks.
Many thanks for putting the original of this lovely song up. It deserves to be better known.