I hate to see you go
You're goin' up the loggin' road
Bless my soul, it's starting to snow
I hate to see you go

You're goin' up the loggin' road
You're moving out so slow
Swing your partner do si do
Goodbye goodbye goodbye

Don't forget your hat, my love
I just won't have you goin' out
Looking like that, my love look out for the bears
There's going to be a lot of strangeness there

And whatever you do don't go to sleep
Don't lie down don't do the final thing
Oh, and if I come looking for you
Up the loggin' road

And if I find you fallen down should I fall?
Should I kneel? Should I cover you?
Should I keep you from the cold?
Goodbye goodbye goodbye

What's that? You say you forgot the sweet familiar?
Tears are a clinking? Yeah, it's getting pretty cold
And as you move up into the forest
As you move between the thin the trees

You'll be in good hands, you can do whatever you please
Anything you say, anything you do
Anything you say, anything you do
Goodbye goodbye goodbye