He rides the ridge between dark and light Without partners or friends He's courageous enough to be scared But he's too humble to win Bless the ridge rider The ridge he's ridin' is mighty thin ...

It was a wide spot out in the country Away from the lights of the city Where an old time preacher pitched a raged old tent Looked like it was a hundred years old He started out preaching to no one ...

It was a wide spot out in the country Away from the lights of the city Where an old time preacher pitched a ragged old tent Looked like it was a hundred years old He started out preaching to no on...

He rides the ridge between dark and li...Bless the ridge rider ...The ridge he's ridin' is migh...I guess the ridge rider ...He comes from under the cryptosphere, ...where the great sandess begin...Tho' the road's dusty and di...Bless the ridge rider ...The ridge he's ridin' is migh...I guess the ridge rider ...Since the great fall he's bee...Hopin' someday the path'll turn gold ...and the weight'll turn into...Bless the ridge rider ...The ridge he's ridin' is migh...I guess the ridge rider ...he rides the ridge between dark and li...Bless the ridge rider ...The ridge he's ridin' is migh...I guess the ridge rider

a wide spot out in the country...Away from the lights of the city...Pretty soon the crowd started gathe...And he preached the gospel at the corner of heartbreak ridge and new hope road...t all too soon came the harvest ...Of the wild seeds that I h...I stumbled into the meeting ...Then I heard the gospel at the corner of heartbreak ridge and new hope road...When I heard the gospel at the corner of heartbreak ridge and new hope road... a wide spot out in the country ...Away from the lights of the city...The day he died and wen...Pretty soon the crowd starts gather...And I preach the gospel at the corner of heartbreak ridge and new hope road...When I heard the gospel at the corner of heartbreak ridge and new hope road...When I heard the gospel at the corner of heartbreak ridge and new hope road...When I heard the gospel at the corner of heartbreak ridge and new hope road

a wide spot out in the country...Away from the lights of the city...And he preached the gospel...At the corner of Heartbreak Ridge and New Hope Road...t all too soon came the harvest...Of the wild seeds that I h...But then I heard the gospel...At the corner of Heartbreak Ridge and New Hope road...When I heard the gospel...At the corner of Heartbreak Ridge and New Hope Road... a wide spot out in the country...Away from the lights of the city...The day that he died an...And I now preach the gospel...At the corner of Heartbreak Ridge and New Hope Road...When I heard the gospel...At the corner of Heartbreak Ridge and New Hope Road...When I heard the gospel...At the corner of Heartbreak Ridge and New Hope Road...When I heard the gospel...At the corner of Heartbreak Ridge and New Hope Road

a wide spot out in the country...Away from the lights of the city...And he preached the gospel...At the corner of Heartbreak Ridge and New Hope Road...t all too soon came the harvest...Of the wild seeds that I h...But then I heard the gospel...At the corner of Heartbreak Ridge and New Hope road...When I heard the gospel...At the corner of Heartbreak Ridge and New Hope Road... a wide spot out in the country...Away from the lights of the city...The day that he died an...And I now preach the gospel...At the corner of Heartbreak Ridge and New Hope Road...When I heard the gospel...At the corner of Heartbreak Ridge and New Hope Road...When I heard the gospel...At the corner of Heartbreak Ridge and New Hope Road...When I heard the gospel...At the corner of Heartbreak Ridge and New Hope Road

For all the folks I left behind...I've got those blue ridge mountain blues ...For that blue ridge far away ...Lay around the cabin door ...I've got those blue ridge mountain blues ...What to hunt the possum ...Where the corn top blossom ...On that blue ridge far away ...I see a window with the light ...I'm got those blue ridge mountain blues ...Oh, that blue ridge far away

My home is in the Blue Ridge mountains ...My home is in the Blue Ridge mountains ...My home is in the Blue Ridge mountains ...and I've seen the joyful and the sorrow ...My home is in the Blue Ridge mountains ...My home is in the Blue Ridge mountains ...My home is in the Blue Ridge mountains

I got the Blue Ridge mountain blues, ...To my Blue Ridge far away." ...I'll hang around the cabin door, ...I got the Blue Ridge mountain blues, ...Gonna hunt the possum ...Where the corn cob blossom, ...In my Blue Ridge far away. ...I got the Blue Ridge mountain blues, ...In my Blue Ridge far away."

a wide spot out in the country...Away from the lights of the city...But pretty soon the crowd started gathe...And he preached the gospel at the corner of Heartbreak Ridge and New Hope Road...t all too soon came the harvest...Of the wild seeds that I h...I stumbled into the meeting...Then I heard the gospel at the corner of Heartbreak Ridge and New Hope Road...When I heard the gospel at the corner of Heartbreak Ridge and New Hope Road... a wide spot out in the country...Away from the lights of the city...The day he died and wen...But pretty soon the crowd starts gather...And I preach the gospel at the corner of Heartbreak Ridge and New Hope Road...When I heard the gospel at the corner of Heartbreak Ridge and New Hope Road...When I heard the gospel at the corner of Heartbreak Ridge and New Hope Road

I got the blue ridge mountain blues, and...To my blue ridge far away."...I'll hang around the cabin door, no work...I got the blue ridge mountain blues, goi...Gonna hunt the possum where the corn cob blossom,...In my blue ridge far away....I got the blue ridge mountain blues, and...In my blue ridge far away."

I got the Blue Ridge mountain blues, ...To my Blue Ridge far away."...I'll hang around the cabin door, ...I got the Blue Ridge mountain blues, ...Gonna hunt the possum ...Where the corn cob blossom,...In my Blue Ridge far away....I got the Blue Ridge mountain blues, ...In my Blue Ridge far away."

For all the folks I left behind...I've got those blue ridge mountain blues...For that blue ridge far away...Lay around the cabin door...I've got those blue ridge mountain blues...What to hunt the possum...Where the corn top blossom...On that blue ridge far away...I see a window with the light...I'm got those blue ridge mountain blues...Oh, that blue ridge far away

For all the folks I left behind...I've got those blue ridge mountain blues...For that blue ridge far away...Lay around the cabin door...I've got those blue ridge mountain blues...What to hunt the possum...Where the corn top blossom...On that blue ridge far away...I see a window with the light...I'm got those blue ridge mountain blues...Oh, that blue ridge far away

The wind can cut you li...I set out to win the world ...And the Blue Ridge Mountain girl ...see her standing by the window ...s nothing sadder in the world ...Of my Blue Ridge Mountain girl ...nd as I lay here in the darkness ...For the gold that's in her ...see her standing by the window ...s nothing sadder in the world ...Of my Blue Ridge Mountain girl ...see her standing by the window ...s nothing sadder in the world ...Of my Blue Ridge Mountain girl ...Of my Blue Ridge Mountain girl

Get up where the air is still...You can hear the whippoorwill...Start a fire pass the shine...ut your name out in the wind...s how we live up on the ridge...Where the moonlight drifts in...n we get high up on the ridge...Dance around in the dirt...s how we live up on the ridge...Lets get it 'fore the magic gone...s how we live up on the ridge...n we get high up on the ridge

It was the third of June, anot... and walked back to the house to eat ...d mama hollered out the back door, "y'all, ...ornin' from Choctaw Ridge ...Allister jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge...as he passed around the blackeyed peas ...lick of sense; pass the biscuits, please ... five more acres in the lower forty I've go... good up on Choctaw Ridge ...lister's jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge...rog down my back at the Carroll County pict...I saw him at the sawmill yesterday on Choctaw Ridge ...ie Joe's jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge...r on Sunday, oh, by the way ...e you up on Choctaw Ridge ...owing somethin' off the Tallahatchie Bridge...gone since we heard the news 'bout Billy Jo...owers up on Choctaw Ridge ...And drop them into the muddy water off the Tallahatchie Bridge