A winding and a whirling
  A climbing and a twirling
  Chimney smoke, why did I roam
  Chimney smoke lead me home

  There?s a house on a hill, by an old willow tree
  Where the fire-place burning for my love and me
  But I got restless and send my goodbye
  Now I?m roaming the hills and I?m searching the sky , for that
  Chimney smoke, chimney smoke
  A winding and a whirling
  A climbing and a twirling
  Chimney smoke, why did I roam
  Chimney smoke lead me home

  Had an acre of land and a sky full o? sun
  And a woman who loved me and no other one
  But like a sparrow one night I took flight
  Now I long to be home and I pray for the sight of that
  Chimney smoke, chimney smoke
  A winding and a whirling
  A climbing and a twirling
  Chimney smoke, why did I roam
  Chimney smoke lead me home

  Now I?m riding the rails and I?m making my way
  To the house on the hill where I?ll settle and stay
  And love my love who loved me in return
  By the heart and the house, where the fireplace burns, blowing
  Chimney smoke, chimney smoke
  A winding and a whirling
  A climbing and a twirling
  Chimney smoke, why did I roam
  Chimney smoke lead me home