it sue is cold here in chicago the wind can cut you like a knife another day another dollar what a way to spend a life she was young and i was restless left my home in ole virginia and my blue ridge mountain girl chrous and i can see her standing by the window and there s nothing sadder in the world than to see those green eyes all red from crying on my blue ridge mountain girl in my hands i hold a letter that says she made a pretty bride and as i lay here in the darkness she lays by another s side i ve got money in my pockets diamond rings that i wear but i d trade them all this minute for the gold that s in her hair chorus and i can see her standing by the window and there s nothing sadder in the world than to see those green eyes all red from crying of my blue ridge mountain girl and i can see her standing by the window and there s nothing sadder in the world than those green eyes all red from crying on my blue ridge mountain girl on my blue ridge mountain girl