[Chorus]
Mountain high, valley low
In what direction will I go?
Will I be up, will I be down?
Will I be lost or will I be found?
Mountain high, valley low

[Verse 1]
I was born just west of Memphis
Over in Arkansas
I had to leave because I was
In trouble with the law
Mountain high, valley low

[Verse 2]
I never learned the lesson
Of early rise and shine
I spent my late nights drinkin'
Whiskey, beer and wine
Mountain high, valley low

[Chorus]
Mountain high, valley low
In what direction will I go?
Will I be up, will I be down?
Will I be lost or will I be found?
Mountain high, valley low
[Verse 3]
Four things haunt a drifter
Bein' one I know
Money and booze, the women you lose
And nowhere left to go
Mountain high, valley low

[Chorus]
Mountain high, valley low
In what direction will I go?
Will I be up, will I be down?
Will I be lost or will I be found?
Mountain high, valley low