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High On The Hill (a song)
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High On The Hill (a song) |
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XOx Uriah xOX Senior Member
since 2006-02-11
Posts 1403Virginia 
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High on the hill, where the cold wind blows Papa still shines and Mama still sews Patch on my elbows, patch on my knees a new ax handle from a hickory tree My sister dont wear no feed sack but yonder comes Papa, with a chicken on his back Gather on the porch, gonna pick and sing Brothers got a June Bug tied to a string If you dont know what I'm braggin 'bout Then I guess you never will Grandpa turned the hound dogs out and sent 'em down the hill Hear em holler A billion dollars Couldnt buy my life High on the hill, where the cold wind blows My uncle knows where the ginseng grows Papas been trading, and he aint no fool He got two coon hounds and a one eyed mule I'm walking round here, proud and tall I've got a new safety pin in my bib overalls Mama made a good supper, from an ol' polk weed The good Lords givin us all we need If you dont know what I'm braggin 'bout Then I guess you never will Grandpa turned the hound dogs out and sent 'em down the hill Hear em holler A billion dollars Couldnt buy my life High on the hill, where the cold wind blows up in the morning, when the rooster crows Papa got the corn in... bring the wagon 'round shuckin and a' shellin til the sun goes down Hear the rain beating on the old tin roof Me and the family are living proof... You dont need alot of money... Dont need alot of things Papa went to town and got a new set of strings If you dont know what I'm braggin 'bout Then I guess you never will Grandpa turned the hound dogs out and sent 'em down the hill Hear em holler A billion dollars Couldnt buy my life High on the hill, where the cold wind blows |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Urian, yer my kinda peeple! I got ham hocks on the table and moonshine in the still! Who needs anything more! I'm as rich as rich can be!  EA |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
You've got it made, Larry! Enjoyed your song very much! |
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StevenS Senior Member
since 2005-09-21
Posts 945L. A. (Lower Alabama) |
This brough back a lot of memories. Those simple days are past here in my neck of the woods. But I remember one day when I was a kid (60's)the revenuers were blowing up so many whiskey stills it sounded like a war. Enjoyed Uriah!:-) |
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bubblesleave Member
since 2006-03-04
Posts 197Bloomington, IN |
Clapping! You just took me back to my childhood...my Dad, at night, telling me about the old kY hills! Thanks, Hugs, Bubbles |
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