| Oh, my darling | |
| Don't you cry | |
| Just hold my hand a while | |
| Before I die | |
| We've seen so many places | |
| You and I | |
| We've made the most | |
| We've traveled far and wide | |
| And even now, if I just close my eyes | |
| I am reminded of a certain time | |
| We lost the trail on old North Caroline | |
| And spent the night | |
| In the full moonlight | |
| Fast asleep, holding each other tight | |
| And in the early morning hours | |
| Woke up in fields with golden flowers | |
| Settled near a wild oak tree | |
| As he was stretching out his arms to breathe the air | |
| And even now, if I just close my eyes | |
| I am reminded of a certain time | |
| We lost the trail on old North Caroline | |
| And spent the night | |
| Fast asleep holding each other tight | |
| And in the early morning hours | |
| I've never seen so many flowers | |
| Settle near a wise old tree | |
| And as he stretches out his arms | |
| It's me he carries on the summer breeze |