The Carter Family - A Distant Land to Roam lyrics

[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 to 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've wandered far away From my home I've gone astray Now I'm coming, coming home Never more from thee to roam [Chorus] [Verse 3] And these words she said to me As she took me by the hand If on earth we meet no more May we meet at God's right hand [Chorus]