I had a look at the Fiddler's Companion site. Its entry for the tune makes no mention of a recording with lyrics, but says it originated in Virginia:

WAYS OF THE WORLD [1]. Old-Time, Bluegrass; Breakdown. USA; Tennessee, Kentucky, southwestern Va. D Major. Standard. AABB. The tune was first recorded in 1937 by Dalesbury, Ky., fiddler Luther Strong. Tom Carter and Blanton Owen (1976) identify it as a popular Patrick County, Va., fiddle tune belonging to an early repertoire established before the "band" style, or fiddle/clawhammer banjo combination, became popular. One of the original sources for the tune was Magoffin County, Kentucy, fiddler William Stepp, who recorded the tune for the Library of Congress in 1937. When the index cards for the recording were typed up, explains Kerry Blech, the name Wm., for William, was rendered 'W.M.' and this error was repeated for many years. The fiddler's name was actually William Hamilton Stepp. Source for notated version: Highwoods String Band (Ithaca, N.Y.) [Brody]. Brody (Fiddler's Fakebook), 1983; pg. 286. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), Vol. 1, 1994; pg. 253. Front Hall FHR-021, John McCutcheon - "Barefoot Boy with Boots On" (1981. Learned from a recording by W.H. Stepp, Ky.). Library of Congress, 1937, Bill Stepp (Lakeville, Magoffin County, Ky.). Meadowlands MS1, "Allan Block and Ralph Lee Smith." Philo 1023, Jay Ungar and Lyn Hardy- "Songs, Ballads and Fiddle Tunes" (1975. Appears as second tune of "Twin Fiddle Medley"). Revonah RS-924, "The West Orrtanna (Pa.) String Band" (1977). Rounder 0023, Highwoods String Band- "Fire on the Mountain." Yazoo 2013, William Stepp - "The Music of Kentucky, Vol. 1."

--Stewie.