Distant Land To Roam Ralph Stanley

[Verse 1]
I remember very well
On one dark and dreary day
Just as I was leaving home
For a distant land to roam

[Chorus]
Mother said (Mother said)
My dear boy (My dear boy)
I hope I'll see you next year again
Fare you well (Fare you well)
Fare you well (Fare you well)
So I left my dear old home
For a distant land to roam

[Verse 2]
Now I wandered far away
From my home I've gone astray
Now I'm coming, coming home
Never more from thee to roam

[Chorus]
Mother said (Mother said)
My dear boy (My dear boy)
I hope I'll see you next year again
Fare you well (Fare you well)
Fare you well (Fare you well)
So I left my dear old home
For a distant land to roam