[Verse:]
I was born in Guilford County
Way back up in the pines
It's where I hold the sweetest memories

[Chorus:]
In the hills of Caroline

[Verse 2:]
My daddy wasn't much of nothin'
Spent his life doin' time
But mama learned me about Jesus

[Chorus]

[Verse 3:]
I met a girl her name was Hattie
Fair and tender, sweet and kind
She showed me how to love a woman

[Chorus]

[Verse 4:]
I always thought that we would marry
One sweet day she would be mine
But Hattie's gone, to live with Jesus
[Chorus]

[Verse 5:]
If I should die before tomorrow
Just one request if you don't mind
Just bury me right next to Hattie

[Chorus]

[Outro:]
Bury me right next to Hattie
In the hills of Caroline