My Wandering Boy Song Lyrics and Chords by Ralph Stanley
My Wandering Boy
Recorded by The Stanley Brothers
Written by Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs
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Out in the cold world and
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far away
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home
Some mother's boy is wandering all
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alone
With
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no one to guide him or
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keep his footsteps
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right
Some mother's boy is
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homeless
to
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Bring back to me my
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wandering
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boy
For there is no other who's so apt give me
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joy
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Tell him that his mother with
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faded cheeks and
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hair
Is at the old home place
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awaiting him
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there
Out in the hallway there
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stands a vacant
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chair
And an old pair of shoes he used to
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wear
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Empty is the cradle he
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used to love so
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well
Oh how I love him
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no tongue can
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tell
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Well I remember those
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parting words he
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said
We'll meet up yonder where tears are never
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shed
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No separation his
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burden so
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fair
When life is over I'll
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meet you up
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there
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FAQ
Who sang the the song My Wandering Boy?
- The song My Wandering Boy 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.
