Lonesome Old Home Song Lyrics and Chords by Ralph Stanley
Lonesome Old Home
Recorded by Ralph Stanley and Charlie Sizemore
Written by Ed Hamilton
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Last night I laid down everything was so
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fine
Had mother and dad so much on my
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mind
Thinking of home and the ones I love
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so
Everything was so great around the old
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home
Then I woke up I was a-
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dreaming
No mother or dad no
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children
a-playing
Everything was so quiet everybody was
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gone
There was all that I left but a lonesome old
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home
Then I woke up the sun was so
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bright
I looked all around but something's no
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I walked out the door and there on a
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hill
Stood two lonesome graves Lord it gave me a
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chill
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As I stood there everything was so
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still
As I started to leave these lonesome old
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hills
Leaving behind where I used to
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roam
Mother and dad and a lonesome old
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home
Repeat #2
FAQ
Who sang the the song Lonesome Old Home?
- The song Lonesome Old Home was sang by Ralph Stanley.
Who is Ralph Stanley?
- Ralph Edmund Stanley (February 25, 1927 - June 23, 2016) was an American bluegrass artist, known for his distinctive singing and banjo playing. Stanley began playing music in 1946, originally with his older brother Carter Stanley as part of The Stanley Brothers, and most often as the leader of his band, The Clinch Mountain Boys. He was also known as Dr. Ralph Stanley.
He was part of the first generation of bluegrass musicians and was inducted into both the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor and the Grand Ole Opry.
