—Bill Monroe
Springtime is near my darling
You say that you are going away
My heart will be with you my darling
And I'm counting now the days
Chorus:
I know that soon I'll have to travel
I know I'm over the hill
I feel so all alone my darling said she'd be gone
When I heard that first whippoorwill
The flowers are blooming little darling
With the budding of the trees
I hear the night birds a crying
I know that they are warning me
Our love was planted little darling
Just like the farmer plants his grain
But there will never be a harvest
On the hills the whippoorwill now sings
Verse
| I | I | I-V | I |
| I | I | I-V | I |
Chorus
| IV | I | I | I |
| IV | I | I-V | I |