Way up in West Virginia

Between midnight and dawn

A big, blue car was rollin'

Its wheels, they hummed a song

The headlights shown out through the night

To light the road so steep

While in the back, Hank Williams lay

In a deep and dreamless sleep

He was headin' for Ohio

To play a show next day

'Cause thousands there were waiting

To hear him sing and play

The chauffeur reached into the back

And shook the sleepin' man

He said "Wake up, wake up, my friend"

And took him by the hand

He tried to wake him up again

Then rushed him into town

But the doctor said, "Too late, too late

He's gone to a better land"

We've lost our greatest folk song star

This world has ever known

But though he's gone on to his rest

His songs live on and on

He wrote songs about the Bible

And songs about the hills

His songs about the lonesome blues

They gave the world a thrill

He left us songs of sadness

And songs for lovers, too

We'll never forget him, tho' he's gone

Hank Williams, here's to you