My Old Kentucky Home Song Lyrics and Chords by Boxcar Willie
My Old Kentucky Home
Recorded by Boxcar Willie
Written by Stephen C. Foster
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Oh the sun shines bright on my
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old Kentucky
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home
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away
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corn tops are right and the
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meadow's in the
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bloom
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music all the
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day
The young folks roll on the
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old cabin
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floor
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bright
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by hard times comes
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knocking on the
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door
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home good
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night
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no more my
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lady
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weep no more
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today
We will sing one song for my
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old Kentucky
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home
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home far
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away
We will hunt no more for the '
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possum and the
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coon
On the meadows by the hill and the
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shore
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will sing no more by the
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glimmer of the
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moon
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old cabin
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door
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shadow on my
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heart
With sorrow where there was
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delight
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time has come when we
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all have to
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part
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home good
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night
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back must
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bend
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go
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few more days and the
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trouble will all
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end
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sugarcane
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grows
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tote the weary
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load
No matter it never will be
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light
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few more days till we
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totter on the
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road
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home good
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night
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home far
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away
FAQ
Who sang the the song My Old Kentucky Home?
- The song My Old Kentucky Home was sang by Boxcar Willie.
Who is Boxcar Willie?
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