[Chorus 1] I’m goin’ across the mountains oh fare ye well Goin’ ’cross the mountains you can hear my banjo tell [Verse 1] Got my rations on my back my powder it is dry Goin’ across the mountains oh Chrissy don’t you cry [Chorus 2] Goin’ across the mountain to join the boys in blue When this fightin’s over I’ll come back to you [Chorus 3] Goin’ across the mountains if I have to crawl To give old Jeff’s men a little o’ my rifle ball [Verse 2] ’Speck you’ll miss me when I’m gone but I’m goin’ through When this fightin’s over I’ll come back to you [Verse 3] Way before it’s good daylight if nothin’ happens to me I’ll be way down yonder in old Tennessee [Chorus 3] Goin’ across the mountain oh fare ye well Goin’ ’cross the mountain you can hear my banjo tell [Chorus 4] Goin’ across the mountain oh fare ye well Goin’ ’cross the mountain Chrissy fare you well [Chorus 5] Goin’ across the mountain to join the boys in blue When this fightin’s over I’ll come back to you