In the days of the old covered wagon

Where they camped on the flats for the night

With the moon shining dim o’er the old canyon rim

They watched for that Brown Mountain light

Chorus:

High on the mountain

And deep in the canyon below

It shines like the crown of an Angel

And fades as the mist comes and goes

Way over yonder

Night after night until dawn

A lonely old slave comes back from the grave

Searchin’, searchin’, searchin’

For his master who’s long gone on

Many years ago a southern planter

Came hunting’ in this wide world alone

It was then so they say that the planter lost his way

And never returned to his home

His trusting old slave brought a lantern

And searched day and night but in vain

Now the old slave is gone

But his spirit lingers on

And the lantern still casts it’s light

Chorus:

High on the mountain

And deep in the canyon below

It shines like the crown of an Angel

And fades as the mist comes and goes

Way over yonder

Night after night until dawn

A lonely old slave comes back from the grave

Searchin’, searchin’, searchin’

For his master who’s long gone on

Repeat Chorus:

High on the mountain

And deep in the canyon below

It shines like the crown of an Angel

And fades as the mist comes and goes

Way over yonder

Night after night until dawn

A lonely old slave comes back from the grave

Searchin’, searchin’, searchin’

For his master who’s long gone on