HASCY BEEN GONE A LONG TIME 

Hascy been gone a long time
A long time for sure
Hascy been gone a long, long time
And he ain’t coming back no more 

Hascy went down in the valley
Looking for the silver and gold
Lost his way on the river, boys
At least that’s what I’m told 

They caught up with Hascy
Never let him explain
He never stood a chance with them
And they laid him away in chains 

Hascy been gone a long time
Long time for sure
Hascy been gone a long, long time
And he ain’t coming back no more 

I got friends on the mountain
Family in town too
Ain’t a single one of them
Knows what to do 

Hascy been gone a long time
They say he’s out west
Hascy he ain’t never coming back
And I just can’t take my rest