Kentucky Borderline Song Lyrics and Chords by Rhonda Vincent
Kentucky Borderline
Recorded by Rhonda Vincent
Written by Terry Herd and Rhonda Vincent
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She pulled out of Mobile in the pouring rain
Moving through the darkness like a hurricane
From
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southern New Port waters to the Cumberland so green
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Louisville by Nashville and
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all points in between
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Poundin' out a rhythm making up lost time
Headin' for that bluegrass state of
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mine
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White smoke a rolling whistle a blowing
Listenin' to her engine keepin'
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time
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Kentucky
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Montgomery by morning Birmingham by noon
Onward through the timber upward to the moon
Her
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lonesome whistle cries a low sighed refrain
Like the boys
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down on Mill street
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singing of the pain
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one is gonna stop her from her appointed rounds
This train is movin' on its glory
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bound
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Her lungs are full of fire breathing burning coal
A raging locomotion like thunder when it rolls
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Singing for the mighty who cast her molten steel
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Drawed the spike and laid the rail to ride beneath her wheels
The
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pride of our nation she's a monument to them
A southern bell that mighty L and
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Kentucky
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Kentucky Borderline?
- The song Kentucky Borderline was sang by Rhonda Vincent.
Who is Rhonda Vincent?
- Rhonda Lea Vincent (born July 13, 1962) is an American bluegrass singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist.Vincent's music career began when she was a child in her family's band The Sally Mountain Show, and it has spanned more than four decades. Vincent first achieved success in the bluegrass genre in the 1970s and '80s, earning the respect of her mostly male peers for her mastery of the progressive chord structures and multi-range, fast-paced vocals intrinsic to bluegrass music. Vincent is an in-demand guest vocalist for other bluegrass and country music performers, appearing on recordings by Dolly Parton, Alan Jackson, Tanya Tucker, Joe Diffie, Faith Hill and other notables.Vincent is a seven-time Grammy nominee, winning the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album in 2017. In 2020, she was inducted as a member of the Grand Ole Opry.
