Hang around, Willie boy   Don't you raise the sails anymore   It's for sure, I've spent my whole life at sea   And I'm pushin' age seventy three   Now there's only one place that was meant for me      Oh, to be home again   Down in Old Virginny   With my very best friend   They call him 'Ragtime Willie'   We're gonna soothe away the rest of our years   We're gonna put away all of our tears   That big rockin' chair won't go nowhere      Slow down, Willie boy   Your heart's gonna give right out on you   It's true, and I believe I know what we should do   Turn the stern and point to shore   The seven seas won't carry us no more      Oh, to be home again   Down in Old Virginny   With my very best friend   They call him 'Ragtime Willie'   I can't wait to sniff that air   Dip'n snuff, I won't have no care   That big rockin' chair won't go nowhere      Hear the sound, Willie boy   The flyin' Dutchman's on the reef   It's my belief, we've used up all our time   This hill's to steep to climb   And the days that remain ain't worth a dime      Oh, to be home again   Down in Old Virginny   With my very best friend   They call him 'Ragtime Willie'   Would a been nice just to see the folks   Listen once again to the stale jokes   That big rockin' chair won't go nowhere      I can hear somethin' callin' on me   And you know where I want to be   Oh Willie don't you hear that sound   Oh to be home again down in Old Virginny   I just want to get my feet back on the ground   Oh to be home again down in Old Virginny   I'd love to see my very best friend   They call him 'Ragtime Willie'   I believe old rockin chair's got me   Oh to be home again