Aunt Dinah's Quilting Party Song Lyrics and Chords
Aunt Dinah's Quilting Party Song Lyrics and Chords by The Country Gentlemen
Aunt Dinah's Quilting Party
Aka Seeing Nellie Home
Recorded by The Country Gentlemen
Written by Francis Kyle and John Fletcher
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In the sky the
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bright stars
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glittered
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bank the pale moon
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shone
And 'twas from aunt Dinah's
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quilting
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seeing Nellie
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home
I was seeing
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Nellie
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home
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seeing Nellie
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home
And 'twas from aunt Dinah's
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quilting
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seeing Nellie
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home
On my arm a
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soft hand
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rested
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like as ocean
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foam
And 'twas from aunt Dinah's
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quilting
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seeing Nellie
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home
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On my lips a
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whisper
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trembled
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till it dared to
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come
And 'twas from aunt Dinah's
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quilting
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seeing Nellie
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home
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On my life new
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hopes were
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dawning
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hopes have lived and
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grown
And 'twas from aunt Dinah's
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quilting
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seeing Nellie
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home
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Aunt Dinah's Quilting Party?
- The song Aunt Dinah's Quilting Party was sang by The Country Gentlemen.
Who is The Country Gentlemen?
- The Country Gentlemen was a bluegrass band that originated during the 1950s in the area of Washington, D.C., United States, and recorded and toured with various members until the death in 2004 of Charlie Waller, one of the group's founders who in its later years served as the group's leader.The classic line-up from 1960-64 consisted of co-founders Charlie Waller on guitar and John Duffey on mandolin, with Eddie Adcock on banjo and Tom Gray on bass. They were inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor in 1996.
