In My Home In Shelby County Song Lyrics and Chords
In My Home In Shelby County Song Lyrics and Chords by Johnny Horton
In My Home In Shelby County
Recorded by Johnny Horton
Written by Johnny Horton and Fred Horton
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In my home in Shelby County down near Memphis Tennessee
She's a hundred pound of sugar a-
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waiting there for
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me
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one I picked from loves boat helped to raise our family
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home in Shelby County
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down near Memphis
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Tennessee
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love it in the summertime
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I love it in the spring
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love it in the wintertime or
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what the seasons
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bring
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home in Shelby County we're as happy as can be
Honeysuckle 'round the door
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magnolia
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Flowers blooming everywhere sway gently in the
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home in Shelby County
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down near Memphis
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In my home in Shelby County down near Memphis Tennessee
She's a hundred pound of sugar a-
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waiting there for
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me
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one I picked from loves boat helped to raise our family
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home in Shelby County
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down near Memphis
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love it in the summertime
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I love it in the spring
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love it in the wintertime or
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what the seasons
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bring
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home in Shelby County we're as happy as can be
Honeysuckle 'round the door
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magnolia
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Flowers blooming everywhere sway gently in the
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breeze
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home in Shelby County
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down near Memphis
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Tennessee
FAQ
Who sang the the song In My Home In Shelby County?
- The song In My Home In Shelby County was sang by Johnny Horton.
Who is Johnny Horton?
- John LaGale Horton (April 30, 1925 - November 5, 1960) was an American country music, honky tonk and rockabilly singer and musician, during the 1950s and early 1960s, best known for his saga songs that became international hits beginning with the 1959 single "The Battle of New Orleans", which was awarded the 1960 Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Recording. The song was awarded the Grammy Hall of Fame Award and in 2001 ranked No. 333 of the Recording Industry Association of America's "Songs of the Century". His first No. 1 country song was in 1959, "When It's Springtime in Alaska (It's Forty Below)".
Horton's music usually encompassed folk ballads based on American historic themes and legend. He had two successes in 1960 with both "Sink the Bismarck" and "North to Alaska," the latter utilized over the opening credits to the John Wayne film of the same name. Horton died in November 1960 at the peak of his fame in a traffic collision, less than two years after his breakthrough. Horton is a member of the Rockabilly Hall of Fame and the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.
