Sure is cold here in ChicagoThe wind can cut you like a knife Another day, another dollar What a way to spend your life She was young, and I was restless So I set out to see the world Left my home in old Virginia And my Blueridge mountain girl Chorus I can see her standing by the window There's nothing sadder in the world Than to see those green eyes swollen from crying On my Blueridge mountain girl In my hand I hold a letter Said, she made a pretty bride As I lay here in the darkness She lies by another's side I've got money in my pocket Diamond rings that I wear But I'd trade it all this minute For all the gold that's in her hair Last chorus: I can see her standing by the window There's nothing sadder in the world Than those green eyes swollen from crying On my Blueridge mountain girl Chorus