Song Of A Whippoorwill Song Lyrics and Chords by Rhonda Vincent
Song Of A Whippoorwill
Recorded by Rhonda Vincent
Written by Tracy Starling and Rhonda Vincent
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I heard the whippoorwill a singin' he sang so
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high and
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lonesome
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high and
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lonesome it brought tears to my
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eyes
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searchin' for his sweet love he'd fly so
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bove
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bove us as the
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stars filled the
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sky
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cries would cross the mountain echo
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through the valleys
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closer to the heavens
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where his love had gone to
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be
He sings a
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song about his sweet love he sings so
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lonesome it brought tears to my
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eyes
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searchin' for his true love she flies so
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bove
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bove us in the
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sweet by and
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by
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cries still cross the mountain echo
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through the valleys
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green
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closer to the heavens
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where his love had gone to
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searchin' for his true love she flies so
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bove
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bove us in the
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sweet by and
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Song Of A Whippoorwill?
- The song Song Of A Whippoorwill 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.
