How Mountain Girls Can Love

Ralph Stanley

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Lyrics

Get down boys, go back home Back to the girl you love Treat her right, never wrong How mountain girls can love

Riding the night in the high cold winds On the trail of the old lonesome pine Thinking of you, feeling so blue Wondering why you left me behind Remember the night we strolled down the lane Our hearts were gay and happy then You whispered to me as I held you close You hoped this night would never end

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About This Song

How Mountain Girls Can Love is a Stanley Brothers classic that showcases Ralph Stanley's distinctive high lonesome vocal style. Written in 1958, it became one of their signature songs and remains a bluegrass standard. The song tells the story of a city boy learning about mountain romance, delivered with the Stanley Brothers' characteristic emotional intensity.