The Brothers Four - East Virginia lyrics

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Do do do do do Do do do do do Do do do do do. I was born in east Virginia North Carolina I did go There I loved a fair young maiden Whose age and name I did not know. Oh, her hair was dark and curly And her cheeks were rosey red On her breast she wore a liliy Where I longed to lay my head. I don't want those greenback dollars I don't want no golden chain In this world there is no treasure That can bring her back, again. Take me to that borrowed fortune And carve my name upon a stone Tell the world how much I love her And how I died for love alone. I was born in east Virginia North Carolina I did go There I loved a fair young maiden Whose age and name I did not know. Do do do do do Do do do do do Do do do do do...