old age, he holds me tight, And I cannot love any more, Oh, carry me back to ole Virginny, To ole Virginny shore. When I am dead and gone to roost, Lay de old tambo by my side, Let de possum and coon to my funeral go, For dey are my only pride; Den in soft repose, I'll take my sleep, An' I'll dream for ever more, Dat you're carrying me back to ole Virginny, To ole Virginny shore. Old Crow Medicine Show: Carry Me Back (2012) Americana string band Old Crow Medicine Show's 2012 album, Carry Me Back, derives its name from 'Carry Me Back to Old Virginny'. The song with "such a pleasurable melody and such discomfiting politics that it has fascinated bandleader Ketch Secor since he was a kid in Virginia" led him to write "Carry Me Back to Virginia," for the group's album. As Secor reveals: References External links Carry Me Back to Old Virginny (music video, 1878 Lyrics) by Tom Roush 1878 songs Blackface minstrel songs Frankie Laine songs Jerry Lee Lewis songs Songs about Virginia Ray Charles songs Songs of the American Civil War Symbols of Virginia Virginia Virginia culture Songs written by James A. Bland