Here's my attempt. I think it's pretty close.

CAROLINA MOUNTAIN HOME
(Len Wright & E. L. Scarborough)
(as sung by Debby McClatchy on Sweet Sunny South)

I left my old home back in the mountains
For many long years I roamed around
I can hear that lonesome whistle blowin'
I'm going back there to settle down

     CHORUS
     I love those Carolina mountains
     And the little girl I left behind
     And I know that I never will forget her
     Oh, how I long to make her mine


I look out the window this mornin'
Everything there is the same
I can see those blue eyes of my darlin'
I'm going back there to change her name
CHORUS

[instrumental break]

I thought I was headed for the big time
I thought those bright lights would be my guide
But now I miss those fields of blackeyed susans
And the sweetest girl to be my bride.
CHORUS
...Yes, how I long to make her mine.

I'm not totally sure of that last line, but that's what it sounds like to me. This recording is 2:50 minutes. She has a longer one, 3:55 minutes, on the Ancient Tones album. I don't believe that either CD included lyrics - I put them in deep, dark storage once I ripped the albums to MP3, so I can't find the CD booklets right now. I e-mailed the lyrics to Debby for final clarification. She may not be able to respond for a few weeks.

On Ancient Tones, the second verse is a bit different from what I posted above. Here's what I hear:

I looked out my window this mornin'
Oh, everything there was the same
I can see those blue eyes of my darlin'
I'm going back there to change her name

-Joe-