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My Little Georgia Rose

Jim,

—Bill Monroe

Now come and listen to my story
A story that I know is true
A little rose that bloomed in Georgia
With hair of gold and a heart so true

Chorus:
Way down in the blue ridge mountains
Way down where the tall pines grow
Lives my sweetheart of the mountains
She's my little Georgia rose

Her mother left her with another
A carefree life she had planned
The baby now she is a lady
The one her mother couldn't stand

We often sing those songs together
I watched her do her little part
She smiled at me when I would tell her
That she was my sweetheart

Verse

I I I I
I I V V
I I I I
I V I I

Chorus

IV IV I I
I I V V
I I IV IV
I V I I

 

I'm On My Way Back To The Old Home

Jim,

—Bill Monroe

Back in the days of my childhood
In the evening when everything was still
I used to sit and listen to the foxhounds
With my dad in the old Kentucky hills

Chorus:
I'm on my way back to the old home
The road winds on up the hill
But there's no light in the window
That shined long ago where I live

Soon my childhood days were over
I had to leave my old home
For dad and mother were called to heaven
I's left in this world all alone

High in the hills of old Kentucky
Stands the fondest spot in my memory
I'm on my way back to the old home
The light in the window I long to see

Verse

I I IV IV
I I V V
I I IV IV
I V I I

 

Cindy

Jim,

—Riley Puckett

also, Get Along Home Cindy

Cindy is like a cherry,
Cherry is like a rose
How I love my Cindy,
Ain't nobody knows

Chorus:
Get along home,
Get along home,
Get along home,
Cindy, fare you well.

Alt Chorus:
Get along home, Cindy Cindy
Get along home.
Get along home, Cindy Cindy
I'll marry you some day.

Went upon the mountain,
Did my normal route
Put me in a coffe pot,
Blowed me out the spout

You may ride a grey horse,
I may ride a roan
Go and see the old gal,
You better leave mine alone

Went upon the mountain,
To give my horn a blow,
Every gal in Georgia,
Came runnin to the door

I went down to Cindys house,
Cindy wasn't at home
Set myself in a rockin chair,
And rocked till she come home

Cindy in the summertime,
Cindy in the fall,
Can't have Cindy all the time,
Don't want Cindy at all.

Wish I had a needle and thread
Wish that I could sew
I'd sew that gal to my coat tails
And down the road we'd go

Verse

I I I I
I I I-V I

Chorus

IV IV I I
IV IV I-V I

Extra Verses:

You ought to see my Cindy
She lives away down south
She's so sweet that honeybees
Swarm about her mouth.

Cindy got religion,
She had it once before
When she heered my old banjo
She's the first one on the floor.

Cindy got religion
She really went to town;
Got so full of glory, Lord,
Shook her stockin's down.

If I had a pretty gal
I'd put her on a shelf;
Ev'ry time she smiled at me,
I'd jump right up myself.

Wish I was an apple
Hangin on a tree
An' every time my Cindy passed
She'd take a bite o' me
 

Down in the Valley

Jim,

a.k.a. Birmingham Jail

Roses love sunshine, violets love dew
Angels in heaven, know I love you
Know I love you, know I love you
Angels in heaven, know I love you

If you don't love me, love whom you please
Throw your arms round me, give my heart ease
Give my heart ease love, give my heart ease
Throw your arms round me, give my heart ease

Build me a castle, forty feet high
So I can see her, as she rides by
As she rides by love, as she rides by
So I can see her, as she rides by

Write me a letter, send it by mail
Send it in care of, the Birmingham jail
Birmingham jail love, Birmingham jail,
Send it in care of, the Birmingham jail

Down in the valley, valley so low
Hang your head over, hear the wind blow
Hear the wind blow, hear the wind blow
Hang your head over, hear the wind blow

Bird in a cage love, bird in a cage
Dying for freedom, ever a slave
Ever a slave love, ever a slave
Dying for freedom, ever a slave

Verse (3/4)

I I I V
V V V I
I I I V
V V V I

 

Worried Man Blues

Jim,

Chorus:
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song (X3)
I'm worried now but I won't be worried long

I went across the river and I laid down to sleep (X3)
When I woke up, there were shackles on my feet

Twenty one links of chain around my leg (X3)
And on each link, the initials of my name

I asked the judge what's gonna be my fine (X3)
Twenty one years on the Rocky Mountain Line

If anyone should ask you who composed this song (X3)
Say it was me and I sing it all day long

Chorus and Verse:

I I I I
IV IV IV I
V V I I

 

Will the Circle Be Unbroken

Jim,

I was standing by the window
On a cold and cloudy day
When I saw the hearse come rolling
To carry my mother away

Will the circle be unbroken
Bye and bye Lord bye and bye
There's a better home a waiting
In the sky Lord in the sky

I said to the undertaker
Undertaker please drive slow
For that body you are carryin
Lord I hate to see her go

Well I followed close behind her
Tried to hold up and be brave
But I could not hide my sorrow
When they laid her in that grave

I went back home Lord that home was lonesome
Since my mother, she was gone
All my brothers and sisters crying
What a home so sad and alone

Verse and Chorus:

I I I I
IV IV I I
I I I I
I V I I

 

Wildwood Flower

Jim,

—The Carter Family

Oh, I'll twine with my mingles and waving black hair
With the roses so red and the lilies so fair
And the myrtle so bright with the emerald hue
The pale and the leader and eyes look like blue

Oh I'll dance, I will sing and my laugh shall be gay
I will charm every heart, in his crown I will sway
When I woke from my dreaming, my idol was clay
All portion of love had all flown away

Oh he taught me to love him and promised to love
And to cherish me over all others above
How my heart is now wond'ring no mis'ry can tell
He's left me no warning, no words of farewell

Oh, he taught me to love him and called me his flower
That was blooming to cheer him through life's dreary hour
Oh, I long to see him and regret the dark hour
He's gone and neglected this pale wildwood flower

Verse:

I I V I
I I V I
I I IV I
I I V I

 

Why You Been Gone So Long

Jim,

Well every time it rains Lord I run to my window
All I do is wring my hands and mourn
Well listen to that thunder roar
Can't you hear that lonesome wind moan
Tell me baby now why you been gone so long

Chorus:
Tell me baby now why you been gone so long
You been gone so long now
Tell me baby now why you been gone so long
Wolfs scratchin at my door lord Lord
I can hear that lonesome wind blow
Tell me baby now why you been gone so long

Well someone said they thought they saw you rollin down in Reno
With a big ol man from San Antone
They tell me I'm a fool to pine for you oh what do they know
Tell me baby now why you been gone so long

Ain't nothin I want to do lord
So I guess I could get stoned
And let the past paint pictures in my head
Drink a fifth of thunderbird and try to write a sad sad song
Tell my baby now why you been gone so long

Chorus and Verse:

I I IV I
I I IV IV
I I IV I
I V I I

 

Who Will Sing for Me?

Jim,

Oft I sing for my friends
When death's cold form I see
When I reach my journey's end
Who will sing for me

Chorus:
I wonder (I wonder) who
Will sing (will sing) for me
When I come to the cross that silent sea
Who will sing for me

When crowds shall gather round
And look down on me
Will they turn and walk away
Or will they sing one song for me

Verse:

I I IV I
I IV I – V I

Chorus:

V I V I
I IV (stop) – I V – I

 

Verse:

I I IV I
I I II7 – V I

Chorus:

V I V I
I IV (stop) – I V – I

White Dove

Jim,

—Stanley Brothers

In the deep rolling hills of old Virginia
There's a place that I love so well
Where I spent many days of my childhood
In the cabin where we loved to dwell

White dove will mourn in sorrow
The willows will hang their heads
I'll live my life in sorrow
Since mother and daddy are dead

We were all so happy there together
In our peaceful little mountain home
But the Savior needs angels up in heaven
Now they sing around the great white throne

As the years roll by I often wonder
If we will all be together someday
And each night as I wander through the grave yard
Darkness finds me as I kneel to pray

¾

Verse:

I I IV IV
I I V V
I I IV IV
I V I I

Verse:

I I IV IV
I V I I
I I IV IV
I V I I