—The Carter Family
My bark of life was tossing down the troubled stream of time
Since first I saw your smiling face and youth was in its prime
Chorus:
Oh I'll never forget where'er I roam wherever you may be
If ever I have had a friend you've been that friend to me
Misfortune nursed me as her child and loved me fondly too
I would have had a broken heart had it not been for you
I now look back upon the past across life's troubled sea
And smile to think in all I've seen you've been a friend to me
Verse:
| I | IV | I | V |
| I | IV | I | V-I |
Chorus:
| IV | I | I | V |
| I | IV | I – V | I |