Going Across the Mountain - Traditional American Folk Song - Mountain Banjo

Going Across The Mountain is a traditional American civil war folk song. I play it on banjo.

Going Across The Mountain - lyrics
Guitar tuned like a Banjo (DADF# AD) (D tuning)
Banjo in standard tuning (way lower)
Alternating picking pattern, thumb lead, clawhammer or Index lead upstroke

Going across the mountain oh fare you well
I`m going across the mountain you can hear my banjer tell

Got my rations on my back, my powder it is dry
I`m going across the mountain, Chrissy don`t you cry

Going across the mountain to join the boys in blue
When this war is over, I`ll come home to you

Going across the mountain if I have to crawl
To give ol` Jeff`s men a little of my rifle ball

Way before it`s good daylight if nothing happens to me
I`ll be way down yonder in good ol` Tennessee

I expect you`ll miss me when I`m gone but I`m going through
When this war is over I`ll come home to you

Going across the mountain oh fare you well
I`m going across the mountain you can hear my banjer tell

Going across the mountain oh fare you well
I`m going across the mountain, oh fare you well