V 1 Born and bred in the mountains Wastin' way in this town Air thick with smoke and cinders Can't even watch the sun goin' down C There's a blue----------wind a' blowin' Blowin' from east Tennessee I hear a man--------dolin and banjo I hear my true love callin' me V 2 Left him one bright spring morning Said I'd be back by fall Every evenin' bout this time I hear the Blue Ridge Mountains call C There's a blue----------wind a' blowin' Blowin' from east Tennessee I hear a man--------dolin and banjo I hear my true love callin' me V 3 I'll be home on the morrow Ain't no way I'll fail Road smokin' right behind me Carryin' that mountain mail C There's a blue----------wind a' blowin' Blowin' from east Tennessee I hear a man--------dolin and banjo I hear my true love callin' me