I was born in Guilford County

Way back up in the pines

It's where I hold the sweetest memories

In the hills of Caroline



My daddy wasn't much of nothin'

He spent his life doin' time

Mama learned me about Jesus

In the hills of Caroline



I met a girl her name was Hattie

Fair and tender, sweet and kind

She showed me how to love a woman

In the hills of Caroline



I always thought that we would marry

One sweet day she would be mine

But Hattie's gone, to live with Jesus

In the hills of Caroline



If I should die before tomorrow

Just one request if you don't mind

Just bury me right next to Hattie

In the hills of Caroline

Bury me right next to Hattie

In the hills of Caroline