Country roads, take me home to the place I belong. West Virginia, mountain momma, take me home, country roads. And driving down the road I get a feeling that I should have been home yesterday, yesterday. I hear her voice in the morning hour she calls me, the radio reminds me of my home far away. Dark and dusty, painted on the sky, misty taste of moonshine, teardrop in my eye. All my memories gather round her, miner's lady, stranger to blue water.

Life is old there, older than the trees, younger than the mountains, blowing like a breeze. The authoritative record of NPR’s programming is the audio record.Almost heaven, West Virginia, Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at for further information. MARTIN: You're listening to WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News.Ĭopyright © 2014 NPR. Dark and dusty, painted on the sky, misty taste of moonshine, teardrops in my eye. In the meantime, if you drive over one of these craters the size of the SS Minnow, why not burst into a chorus of John Denver to ease the pain.ĭENVER: (Singing) rain to true blue water. The state is about to start a multimillion-dollar campaign to fix them.

Following a spate of bad weather, they are plagued by potholes. Now, a warning here - you might not want to take one of West Virginia's country roads right at the moment.

She is, though, the wife of the late Bob Denver, who played Gilligan on 'Gilligan's Island.' Despite having the same last name as John Denver, she is not related. The state legislature approved the resolution Friday after a campaign spearheaded by a woman named Drema Denver. That is, of course, John Denver's hit 'Take Me, Home Country Roads,' which has just become an official state song of West Virginia. JOHN DENVER: (Singing) Almost heaven, West Virginia, Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, 'TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS')

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