I'm heading back to the north country  With the cold wind in my eye  I'll be there by sunset  Before the first snow flies  Rustlin' leaves are on the ground  This crazy feeling hangin' round  I'll remember now and then  But don't ask when I'll be back again  Had this dream late one night  'Bout working on the gang of the  Mull River drive  Danny, me and Freddie Wright  Making a dollar a day justto stay  alive  Rustlin' leaves on the ground  A cold rain coming down  Sleeping there on the dark, damp earth  For what it's worth  no reason can be found  So if you're heading back to the  north country  WIth the sunset in your eye  You may find me on the rocky shore  of that lonely isle  Rustlin' leaves on the ground  A cold hard rain coming down  Sleeping there on the dark, damp earth  For what it's worth, no reason  can be found  I'm heading back to the north country  With the cold wind in my eye  I'll be there by sunset  Before the first snow flies  Rustlin' leaves on the ground  A cold hard rain coming down  I'll remember now and then  But don't ask when I'll be back again  Rustlin' leaves on the ground  A cold hard rain coming down  I'll remember now and then  But don't ask when I'll be back again  I'll be back again.