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| 2:47 | 
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Oh the people would come from far away
They'd dance all night till the break of day When the caller hollered "do-se-do" You knew Uncle Pen was ready to go Late in the evening about sundown High on the hill and above the town Uncle Pen played the fiddle lord how it would ring You could hear it talk, you could hear it sing He played an old piece he called "Soldier's Joy" And the one called "The Boston Boy" The greatest of all was "Jenny Lynn" To me that's where the fiddle begins I'll never forget that mournful day When Uncle Pen was called away They hung up his fiddle, they hung up his bow They knew it was time for him to go |
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| 2. |
| 2:52 |
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The lonesome sigh of a train going by
Makes me want to stop and cry I recall the day it took you away I'm blue, I'm lonesome too When I hear that whistle blow I want to pack my suitcase and go The lonesome sound of a train going by Makes me want to stop and cry In the still of the night in the pale moonlight The wind, it moans and cry These lonesome blues I just can't lose I'm blue, I'm lonesome too |
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| 2:31 |
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Do you need another mule skinner
With a blacksnake whip to toss. Yodel lay, ee ee, yodel ay ee ee. Lord, I been workin' hard An' ah feel so bad! I've got a good woman An' I want to keep 'er glad. Yodel lay, ee ee, yodel ay ee ee. I'm an ol' mule skinner from down Kentucky way I can make any mule listen Or I won't accept no pay. Yodel lay, ee ee, yodel ay ee ee. |
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| 4. |
| 2:20 |
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[Chorus:]
This nine pound hammer is a little too heavy For my size, honey, for my size Roll on buddy, don't you roll so slow Baby, how can I roll when the wheels won't go Up on the mountain just to see my honey And I ain't coming back, lord, I ain't coming back [Chorus] It's a long way to Hazard a long way to Harian Just to get a little booze, just get a little boos [Chorus] Ain't one hammer in this tunnel That rings like mine that rings like mine [Chorus] It rings like silver and shines like gold It rings like silver and shines like gold [Chorus] Somebody stole my nine pound hammer They've took it and gone, they've took it and gone [Chorus] That nine pound hammer that killed John Henry Ain't a gonna kill me, ain't a gonna kill me [Chorus] |
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| 2:08 |
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Blue moon of Kentucky keep on shining
Shine on the one that's gone and proved untrue Blue moon of Kentucky keep on shining Shine on the one that's gone and left me blue It was on a moonlight night the stars were shining bright When they whispered from on high your love has said good-bye Blue moon of Kentucky keep on shining Shine on the one that's gone and said good-bye |
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| 2:31 |
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I wandered so aimless my heart filled with sin
I wouldn't let my dear Savior in Then Jesus came like a stranger in the night Praise the Lord I saw the light I saw the light I saw the light No more darkness no more night Now I'm so happy no sorrow in sight Praise the Lord I saw the light Just like a blind man I wandered alone Worries and fears I claimed for my own Then like the blind man that God gave back his sight Praise the Lord I saw the light |
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| 2:42 |
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Now some folks like the summertime when the they can walk about
Strolling through the meadow green it's pleasant there no doubt But give me the wintertime when the snow is on the ground For I found her when the snow on the ground I traced her little footprints in the snow I found her little footprints in the snow I bless that happy day when Nellie lost her way For I found her when the snow was on the ground I dropped in to see her there was a big round moon Her mother said she just stepped out but would be returning soon I found her little footprints and I traced them in the snow I found her when the snow was on the ground Now she's up in heaven she's with the angel band I know I'm going to meet her in that promised land But every time the snow falls it brings back memories For I found her when the snow was on the ground |
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| 2:41 |
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All your life you've lived a sinner the bright way you've never trod
You're drifting away, you're drifting away When you come to cross the river and you haven't met with God You're drifting away, you're drifting away You're drifting away, you're drifting away On down the dark river I'm sorry to say You're drifting away, you're drifting away Don't wait too long to let Jesus hear you pray You won't give up your earthly treasures to enter the promised land You're drifting away, you're drifting away You can hear Jesus callin' but you won't accept his hand You're drifting away, you're drifting away You're drifting away, you're drifting away On down the dark river I'm sorry to say You're drifting away, you're drifting away Don't wait too long to let Jesus hear you pray When you come to cross the river Jesus won't give the command You're drifting away, you're drifting away And that dark rollin' river takes you to the sinkin' sand You're drifting away, you're drifting away You're drifting away, you're drifting away On down the dark river I'm sorry to say You're drifting away, you're drifting away Don't wait too long to let Jesus hear you pray |
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| 2:03 |
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Now the road is rocky, but it won't be rocky long
Now the road is rocky, but it won't be rocky long Another man has got my woman and gone I've got those blues, I'm wearing out the soles of my shoes I've got those blues, I'm wearing out the soles of my shoes My gal went away and left me she left me with the dog gone blues You'll never miss your water til the well runs dry You'll never miss your water til the well runs dry You'll never miss your woman until she says goodbye I wish to the Lord you'd bring my woman back home I wish to the Lord you'd bring my woman back home I'm not so lonesome, just don't want to be alone |
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| 2:25 | 
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| 1:54 |
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| 12. |
| 2:35 |
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I've laid around and played around this old town too long
Summers almost gone, winters coming on I've laid around and played around this old town too long And I feel like I've gotta travel on Poppa writes to Johnny but Johnny can't come home Johnny can't come home, no, Johnny can't come home Poppa writes to Johnny but Johnny can't come home Cause he's been on this chain gang too long * Refrain High sheriff and police riding after me Riding after me, yes, coming after me High sheriff and police riding after me And I feel like I've gotta travel on * Refrain Want to see my honey, want to see her bad Want to see her bad, oh, want to see her bad Want to see my honey, want to see her bad She's the best gal this poor boy ever had * Refrain |
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| 2:42 |
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Ten years ago, on a cold, dark night
There was someone killed 'neath the town hall light There were few at the scene, but they all agreed That the man who ran looked a lot like me She walks these hills in a long black veil She visits my grave while the night winds wail Nobody knows, nobody sees Nobody knows but me The judge said: Son, what is your alibi? If you were somewhere else, then you won't have to die I spoke not a word, though it meant my life For I'd been in the arms of my best friend's wife She walks these hills in a long black veil She visits my grave while the night winds wail Nobody knows, nobody sees Nobody knows but me The scaffold was high and eternity near She stood in the crowd and shed not a tear But sometimes at night, when the cold wind moans In a long black veil, she cries o'er my bones She walks these hills in a long black veil She visits my grave while the night winds wail Nobody knows, nobody sees Nobody knows but me |
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| 2:16 |
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Darling, you toyed with toy heart
I think you played the game right from the start This toy heart was broken when parting words were spoken Darling, you toyed with a toy heart. You played with my poor heart like a toy That toy broke and then we had to part It never can be mended I hope this romance's ended Darling, you toyed with a toy heart. Now darling my time will come some day Time alone will heal my broken heart The clouds will roll away, the sun will shine someday Darling, you toyed with a toy hear. Now darling you know you've done me wrong Your love for me has passed and gone I'll find somebody new, I hope that they'll be true Darling you toyed with a toy heart... |
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| 2:26 |
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I sell the morning paper, Sir, my name is Jimmy Brown
Everybody knows that I'm the newsboy of the town You can hear me yelling "Morning Star", as I run along the street I've got no hat upon my head, no shoes upon my feet I sell the morning paper, Sir, my name is Jimmy Brown Everybody knows that I'm the newsboy of the town Never mind, Sir, how I look, don't look at me and frown I sell the morning paper, Sir, my name is Jimmy Brown I'm awful cold and hungry, Sir, my clothes are mighty thin I wander 'bout from place to place, my daily bread to win I sell the morning paper, Sir, my name is Jimmy Brown Everybody knows that I'm the newsboy of the town My father was a drunkard, Sir, I've heard my mother say And I am helping my Mother, Sir, as I journey on my way My mother always tells me, Sir, I've nothing in the world to lose I'll get a place in Heaven, Sir, selling the "Gospel News" I sell the morning paper, Sir, my name is Jimmy Brown Everybody knows that I'm the newsboy of the town |
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| 2:34 |
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| 17. |
| 3:08 |
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We were waltzing that night in Kentucky
'Neath the beautiful harvest moon And I was the boy who was lucky But it all ended too soon As I sit here alone in the moonlight I can see your smiling face And I long once more for your embrace In that beautiful Kentucky waltz |
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